Posts Tagged: cabbage white butterflies

Cabbage White Butterfly Not So Bad?

It's the butterfly we're supposed to hate. That would be the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. Its larvae or cabbageworms are pests of our cole crops, including cabbage, kale and mustard. Pests? You bet. According to the UC Statewide...

A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, nectaring on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, nectaring on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The larvae of the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, are considered pests of cole crops, but we should be thanking them for giving us the pungent taste of wasabi and mustard, scientists say. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The larvae of the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, are considered pests of cole crops, but we should be thanking them for giving us the pungent taste of wasabi and mustard, scientists say. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How to Find Insects

If you're craving to find out more about insects--specifically how to FIND them--then you'll want to attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology’s open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 9.  It's free and open to the public. Insects aren't...

The feather-legged fly is a parasitoid that lays its eggs inside stink bugs and other agricultural pests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The feather-legged fly is a parasitoid that lays its eggs inside stink bugs and other agricultural pests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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