Cabbage looper - Wikipedia
The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a medium-sized moth in the family Noctuidae, a family commonly referred to as owlet moths. Its common name comes from its preferred host plants and distinctive crawling behavior.
Cabbage Loopers: How to Spot, Treat and Prevent These Pests
Cabbage loopers (Trichoplusia ni) are sometimes known as inchworms because they move in a distinctive way of pushing one end of their body toward the other in a looping motion, inching along as they go.
Cabbage Looper [fact sheet] - Extension
The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a North American native found throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It attacks all plants of the cabbage family, as well as lettuce, spinach, beets, peas, celery, parsley, potatoes, and some flower varieties.
Cabbage Looper: How To Identify & Control These Cabbage Pests
Apr 28, 2022 · Is something nibbling your cabbage? It's probably cabbage loopers. Learn how to identify and control these common cabbage pests.
How to Control and Prevent Cabbage Looper - Epic Gardening
Aug 29, 2024 · Getting rid of cabbage worms and cabbage loopers is surprisingly similar, as is eliminating many other lepidopterous insect pests. Let’s look at some of the most common options to figure out what you should do.
Cabbage looper - Missouri Botanical Garden
The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, is a serious pest of cruciferous plants such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. The adult cabbage looper is a gray, mottled moth with a characteristic white or silver "Y" mark on each forewing.
Cabbage Looper - Wisconsin Horticulture
The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a lepidopteran insect and an important pest of cole crops in Wisconsin. All cole crops, including cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and rutabaga, are susceptible to attack by this insect. In addition, cabbage loopers will also attack beets, celery, lettuce, peas, potatoes, spinach and tomato.
Cabbage looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Trichoplusia ni Hübner) is a pale-green caterpillar with thin white stirpes its down back and sides. They are relatively smooth-skinned, and have a few long hairs along their backs. They can be up to 1 1⁄2 inches long. This caterpillar doubles-up, or “loops”, when it crawls.
Cabbage looper | Moth, Caterpillar & Pest | Britannica
Cabbage looper, (Trichoplusia ni), distinctive green, white-lined larva, or caterpillar, in the owlet moth family Noctuidae (order Lepidoptera). Like other larvae in the subfamily Plusiinae, the cabbage looper has only three pairs of prolegs rather than four, causing it …
Cabbage Looper | VegEdge
The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, is native to the United States and feeds on many vegetable plants including all members of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae). This insect cannot overwinter in the Midwest.