The 6 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Brussels sprouts, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

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Insect pests

• Cabbage root fly (cabbage maggot)Delia radicumInsect · The cabbage root fly is a small grey fly whose white maggots tunnel into the roots and stem bases of cabbage,…
• Cabbage white butterflies (imported cabbageworm and large white)Pieris rapae and Pieris brassicaeInsect · The small white (Pieris rapae, called the imported cabbageworm in North America) and the large white (Pieris…
• Diamondback mothPlutella xylostellaInsect · The most destructive insect of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, mustard and other brassicas worldwide. Its…

Fungal diseases

• Alternaria blight of brassicas (dark leaf spot)Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria brassicicolaFungal disease · Alternaria blight causes dark brown to black spots with concentric rings, often with a yellow halo, on the…
• Clubroot of brassicasPlasmodiophora brassicaeFungal disease · Clubroot is a soil-borne disease of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, canola, mustard, turnip, radish and other…

Bacterial diseases

• Black rot of crucifersXanthomonas campestris pv. campestrisBacterial disease · Black rot is the most important bacterial disease of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and other crucifers…

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