Sprouts, Kale and cabbage white catapillars

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• barry island Posts: 1,847

  September 2021

  @Wilderbeast Sorry I didn't mean that Charles Dowding's advice was incorrect but that the article that I quoted may be incorrect, https://www.dragonfli.co.uk/blogs/news/beware-illegal-pesticides-available-online

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• didyw Posts: 3,573

  September 2021

  All our cauliflowers went to the caterpillars.  There they were, plumping up quite nicely then the next time I looked - stripped bare, covered in caterpillars and with brown manky curds.  Should have netted them but never got around to it.  Ah well. Next time.

  Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.

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• Wilderbeast Posts: 1,415

  September 2021

  @barry island your info appeared to be right, market gardeners are classed as professionals so could use it meanwhile home gardeners cant. Charles dowding covers both areas, i think neither he or you were wrong 

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• war garden 572 Posts: 664

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  i prefer spinosad it kills all chewing and
  sucking insects is organic. it is considered so
   safe that a formulation of it is used to deal with
  head lice in kids. 

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