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Help Identifying Turnip/Oriental Greens Leaf Pest

Ernie
11 years ago

I have an outbreak of small caterpillars on my oriental greens and turnips. They're somewhat transparent and have brownish heads, and look nothing like the typical cole crop caterpillar pest that I normally deal with in spring and summer (loopers, imported cabbageworms, etc.). At their largest, they're less than 3/8" long and quite plump. The plants are in a bed that's been under an Agribon row cover since mid-October. The bed also includes various lettuces, kohlrabi, and arugula, none of which have been affected -- just turnips and oriental greens. Any ideas?

This post was edited by shazaam on Thu, Jan 10, 13 at 12:56

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