Other looper species include the celery looper, Syngrapha falcifera (Kirby) and the soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker). "Loopers" (Noctuidae) can be separated from "inchworms" (Geometridae) by the configuration of the "false legs" or proglegs. Cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner). Photo by Drees.
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Cabbage Looper. Trichoplusia ni. Frequently called the measuring worm. It causes damage similar to that of the imported cabbage worm. Feeding from the underside, it causes ragged holes in leaves and deposits dark pellets of excrement. Attacks leaves of many plants, including all members of the cabbage family,
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Looper caterpillars can be distinguished from most other common caterpillars in cole crops by their distinctive looping movement in which they arch the middle portion of their body to bring the prolegs or hind legs forward to meet the front legs. Cabbage Looper Scientific Name: Trichoplusia ni Cabbage looper larva.
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The cabbage looper can be a very damaging pest. Young larvae feed primarily on the underside of leaves, skeletonizing them. High populations may move to the fruit and feed on the fruit surface. Cabbage looper has many natural enemies that frequently keep it below economic levels, unless they are killed by...
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Vegetable Insect Note 40 CABBAGE LOOPER The cabbage looper feeds on a variety of crops consuming foliage and is one of the most destructive insect pests of vegetables. Annual losses and cost of control make the cabbage looper an economic pest. As control is difficult, detection and surveillance of cabbage...
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Encyclopedia: Cabbage looper
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The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a member of the moth family Noctuidae. The caterpillar is smooth and green with white stripes and is one of a many species called cabbage worm. It is called a "...
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The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, is native to the United States and feeds on many vegetable plants including all members of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae). This insect cannot overwinter in the Midwest. The adult cabbage looper is a mottled grayish-brown moth with a 1½ inch wing span (see photo above).
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BIOLOGY Distribution - The cabbage looper is found from Canada to Mexico. In the U.S., this insect is a pest primarily in the South. Insecticides are available to control the cabbage looper when it becomes abundant. Treatment is advised when 10 percent of the plants are affected. For specific chemical...
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Cabbage looper adult with white octopus-shaped spot on wing Entomology Image Gallery > Butterflies and Moths > Cabbage Looper ; Related images:; Cabbage Looper; Cabbage Looper Moth;
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