The diamondback moth, introduced into the United States from Europe, is a worldwide pest of cruciferous crops. The larvae attack a wide range of cole crops including: cabbage, cauliflower, rape, kale, turnip, and brussels ...

Internal tipburn of cabbage can be an economic problem in the United States and northern Europe. Although this disorder has probably occurred to a limited extent for a long time, the incidence has become more frequent in ...

The imported cabbageworm, a native of Europe, has become a major perennial pest throughout the United States and Canada since its discovery in North America in 1860. The cabbageworm attacks cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, ...

Sclerotinia rot of cabbage (sometimes referred to as white mold) affects cabbage cultivars grown for sauerkraut, storage, and fresh market. The disease is caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. This fungus can cause ...

The cabbage looper is native to the United States and feeds on many cultivated vegetables, including all members of the cabbage family. This pest survives the winter only in the Gulf States. The adults migrate northward ...

The sugar-beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii, was first discovered on red beets in Syracuse in 1961 and near Lyons, New York, in 1970. This nematode is now known to be distributed throughout the red beet- and ...

Onion thrips are present throughout the United States and in many other parts of the world. They feed on numerous vegetable plants, weeds, and field crops. In northeastern United States, they are a perennial pest of onions ...

Many vegetables in the family Cruciferia are grown in New York, including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, mustard greens, turnip, and radish. Although at least six viruses are known to ...

Yellows or fusarium wilt of cabbage has been known in New York since 1899 when it was found first in the Hudson Valley. It now occurs in all states where cabbage is grown in warm seasons. Yellows is no problem in the ...

Botrytis blight, or gray mold, as it is commonly known, has an exceptionally wide host range with well over 200 reported hosts. The fungus can occur as both a parasite and a saprophyte on the same wide range of hosts. This ...