Imported Cabbageworm

Abstract

NYS IPM Type: Vegetables IPM Fact SheetThe 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, and many other members of the mustard family. There are three to five generations per year in northeastern United States and Canada with greatest population numbers occurring in July and August