I had these earlier in the year. Started spraying the brassicas with BT (Bacillus Thuringiensis) about every 2 weeks and seems to have dealt with the issue.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that! :)

I have those in the garden too. They are a pain , lol! Yes, great experiment for the kids 😊

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you got them under control friend!

I do neem oil soap routine every 10 days around 7 or 8pm. So far my plants are fine. Touch wood. I think I have not harmed any beneficial insects so far. As They do visit the garden on a daily basis. I don't want to deal with those caterpillars. Thanks for the video Missila

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Nartana!

OMG, you made me laugh, telling that story about running around, chasing those little beasts. Great visual! LOL! I did it while running around with the garden hose, trying to spray them in mid air . . . they are fast little farts! So, I was told a couple years back, when I first started the veg garden, that if you plant the kale in different places each year, the cabbage moths will have a harder time finding the new plant. What a bunch of malarkey that was! Then I heard if you spray the underside of the plant each morning, the larva will die in the dirt or be eaten. I tried it, and it worked, but it is not practical. I had too many kale plants. Thank you for the tips, that actually work!

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi C Bryce, Oh my gosh we both had a good laugh, ha ha! My husband said I looked like a crazy person running around with the broom! Lol! The DE seems to work better than Neem oil as it can also dry out their eggs. I planted kale in the front which is a new spot this year, but they still found them! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching. Have a great weekend! Misilla

I have been dealing with these. Great timing to watch this. They look so cute crawling around on the stump.. haha

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get them all? I'm still picking them out!

I really like the way they look 😂 they look small and cute

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

They are kind of cute, lol

I've had them before, these little tormentors decimated my cabbage about 3 years ago. I hand picked them and fed them to my fish. This year I had green horned worms come after my cherry tomatoes. I hand picked them as soon as I saw them. I got them all early and saved my tomatoes.

@SpiceyKy

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw one this morning!

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you got them all. I lost a few kale seedlings, but I planted extra, thank goodness. Have a great weekend!

@GeniusStroke

3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 Thank you. Love the channel. Lets keep growing.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you! Yes keep growing! 😀

Nice information. I Have one more problem in my garden and that is ants. Can you please suggest anything for those

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi You can sprinkle DE diatomaceous earth on the area and also keep an eye out for aphids, as ants eat their waste. They have a symbiotic relationship. You can spray the aphids with neem oil or dust the plants with DE. Thanks for watching! Misilla

Nice video footage. So much learning to be done in the garden!

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

I've seen the white butterflies; but, they don't hold still enough for me to look at the closely to see if they look like the ones you showed in your video. I've never seen the caterpillars, though. I have neem oil; but, have yet to use it. Last year, I dusted my plants with diatomaceous earth in the evening, then rinsed it off in the morning. The most determined insect that I've had to deal with has been the earwigs. They chew holes in the leaves. The diatomaceous earth helped slow down that attack.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

I need to put DE, we have earwigs too eating the chards, thanks for the reminder Donna. Have a good weekend!

Thank you for sharing.That would help me in my garden.

Just saw a green horn worm this morning trying to get to my Cherokee purple tomato plant.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Give them to the wild birds 😊

Ive seen your channel before during my gardening searches, However ive never clicked on yours! Just now though, ive watched 3 in a row and I love that you are giving real factual information!!!! Not just talking. Thanks! And you have a new subscriber :)

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that you are finding the videos helpful! Thank you so much for subscribing! 😍

I thought it was pretty funny the music set behind the butterfly... I think it should have a dark ominous melody😉 I have footage on my security camera: me swinging my hat around like a madman at these damn devil butterflies all day... 😂 I try to scrape the eggs off early through Summer but I noticed the scraping damages my beet leaves, so I have to be gentle. I use neem oil with a sponge paintbrush from the dollar store, to avoid overspray.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Good ideas! Thanks!

@ubself

3 жыл бұрын

DD O'Brien pain staking work

Iv'e heard you can make a paper cabbage butterfly and put it on a stick of wire which will deter other CB's as they are territorial and won't encroach on another CB's turf. I'm gonna try it tomorrow in conjunction with my newly acquired BT, as I am getting a lot of tiny caterpillar's.

@LearnToGrow1

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! How did it go? Thanks for sharing!

@tinkeringinthailand8147

2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 Well no more caterpillars but I'm not sure if it is the BT or my paper butterflies. I'm now having issues with ants.

New sub here. I'm in the southern hemisphere and so our gardens are just starting for summer. Have you used garlic spray before? My last garden I did. And was fairly successful. However as the plants matured we had to suddenly move out and i didn't get to see it through

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon, I have used garlic spray last year and it was effective, but I ran out of the garlic concentrate. I could have made some from fresh garlic though. Thanks so much for the reminder! I hope you have a wonderful season! Thanks for watching! Misilla

@sharonp3563

3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 good to know its effective throughout the season

I haven't had great success with neem oil, but diatomaceous earth seems to work very well for many insect pests. Also, companion planting has worked very well for me. Most bugs don't like garlic, so I intermix garlic with my tomatoes & peppers. Carrot flies don't like onions, so I plant carrots & onions in alternating rows. Ever since I started doing this my carrots have no worms and they're super tasty.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes companion planting is a wonderful method to deter pests! Well done! I'll be planting garlic and shallots in the next few weeks! Love planting herbs throughout the garden to repel pests. Have a great weekend and thanksa for watching! Misilla

Good vid,thanks for the help

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, you're welcome!

thanks for great content! will you please include a showing of your butterfly habitat in an upcoming video?

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'll try and update. Thanks!

It's hard to look and handpick sometimes. If you don't stay on it, before you know it, your plants are decimated :( I have not been good with staying on top of spraying either. Next year I will be using tulle....Just cover them. That will be the easiest thing for me I think. I didn't know you had chickens!! You should show them sometimes

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the tulle idea is perfect! I haven't shown the chickens in years! I will soon! Have a good weekend!

I just ordered kaolin clay that is mixed with water and sprayed on the plants. I have yet to apply it but it makes the plant look ghostly.

@cbryce9243

3 жыл бұрын

I have never heard of that. Thanks for sharing. Gonna go check it out =)

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

How did it go with the clay? I us Kaolin clay as a facial mask! :)

@fimentscmmentsfimints

3 жыл бұрын

As with alot of the intend to do I have not gotten around to it. I have been having fun spraying the thrips off with the hose about once a week. That seems to disrupt them.

Just posted by the latest video unfortunately I had to cut it short because my drill died on me but a family get to show the blank for my lamp that I'm making and it took over 100 layers of cardboard trying to show people what they can make with drink boxes that just get throw it away

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'll check it out!

@THEAPRILFOOL-1983

3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 thank you

When do you take your row covers off?

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda I take the row covers off when the weather warms in spring and once the plants set flowers so the pollinators can get to them. Thanks for watching!

when do the caterpillars feed? Do they come out at night or during the day?

@LearnToGrow1

5 ай бұрын

Hi the adult moths are active at night and lay their eggs on the leaves. The caterpillars eat throughout the day. I see them mainly in the morning and early afternoon.

@hawaiidoves

5 ай бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 here in hawaii, the cabbage white's are active in the day.

@LearnToGrow1

5 ай бұрын

I try to hand pick them in the daytime.

I don't have that but l got is like brown insects l don't know the name it ruins my peppers plant and cucumbers so l try baking soda and l try to put dish soap but they are hard to get they are pretty fast so what do l need to do please help thank you for your video where l live is very cold we got around four month to plant by September it started to get cold a lots of snow so one more time thank you god bless and l hope your garden be. Okey.

@cbryce9243

3 жыл бұрын

Are you able to take a picture of them?

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Carmen, Have you tried spraying your plants with Neem oil or dusting with DE diatomaceous earth? You can also try wiping them off with a wet and soapy paper towel. I hope you got them under control. Thanks for watching! Misilla

Good information. I actually made a natural spray with garlic, crushed pepper and some other things. I have a short on my channel with what I used, and it has been working well so far. I just have to reapply after the rain, or every couple days. I really like how you have the science experiment with your kiddos!

I took probably looked like a crazy person trying to flag the buggers in the air, did that in spring. I put the plants behind 1x1in mesh...buggers then got trapped inside, had to release it. So now moved on to a mosquito net to cover the greens.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

I probably looked the same with my broom, he he! I should get a mesh next year. Thanks Stefan.

Would a hot pepper spray work on these?

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Yes, got pepper is a natural insect repellant. Spray every other week or so or after it rains. Thanks for watching!

Hey wow I saw a few of these butterfly/moths the other day but had no idea ......thats y I love ur videos so much!!! just want to thanks u again for having giveaways ..im so happy with the light and its working out amazingly I also received ur letter and the packet of seeds cant wait to do a lil research on the seeds and get planting .... keep up the great gardening and work🥰

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so excited for your indoor garden! Keep me posted and you’re welcome Anisha! Have a good day! 💚

I've seen a bug that looks just like that I don't know if it the same species as the one in this video but the caterpillars at all my basil and chopped my tomatoes down

@ddobrien1

3 жыл бұрын

If they're big, plump & green... Probably the horned tomato worm. They'll eat half a tomato plant in one night.

@cbryce9243

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto, what DD O'Brien said. Thankfully, I've not had the horned tom worm. They are beasts!

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks DD O'Brien!

I planted my 1st garden ever. I kept it aerated all season. Was planted next to a garage. I didn t see one worm on any of my plants. Once the cabbage butterflys showed up i found out a lot I didn't know. Part of the territory I guess. At 1st I ignored them, till after about 2 weeks one landed on my broccoli. So I watched it, went over to check it out and I was like, what the,... one of the plants had some leaf damage. So I blamed them for the carnage and checked plant every 1 or 2 days. Now when I checked I noticed spiders, birds always in my garden, ants I reduced and 1 praying mantis. Physically, obviously as plants grew, got to be a never ending battle. Was in a headon crash, surgerys, I used the garden to strengthen my neck, looking down was a nightmare. So I just said the hell with it. Surprisingly the garden took care of itself, I did check for worms, never found Any.

How do you kill the butterflys ? (Squash it ?)

@LearnToGrow1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can do that

Nice video

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@THEAPRILFOOL-1983

3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnToGrow1 anytime

Excellent report

There is some fascination with these Cabbage Butterfly worms, also known as imported cabbageworm. Outdoors they seem to stay smaller around 2 inches but if you ever have the pleasure of having some come indoors, these worms can grow up to a massive size of 5"+ long! They have a seemingly insatiable appetite but strong plants can recover fairly well if not totally stripped of leaves. The outdoor worms just do not grow as big and they will only harm beneficial larvae but not beneficial flyers, such as the mighty lacewing.

@LearnToGrow1

11 сағат бұрын

That’s interesting, never seen them get that big. Thanks for sharing!

No relocation for Me...they eat my crops..its Bye Bye time for them

Wasps eat them so don’t kill the wasps, they have a purpose.

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes good point. we leave the wasps alone. Thanks Diane.

Best thing to do is to cover your crops

@LearnToGrow1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, I finally bought new ones. Thanks!

They are devouring my petunia flowers errr.

@LearnToGrow1

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Have you tried picking them off the plants?

I use white eggshell and plastic white spoons and fake white butterflies. These are territorial moths so if another moth is around it will fly off too your neighbors instead of your garden. This year I had them then put down the eggshells in the dirt around the plants and no moths that o can see ..

@LearnToGrow1

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

The point of the video starts at 3:28 in case you don’t want to sit through all the fluff.