The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Cauliflower & broccoli, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Cauliflower & broccoli? The free Cauliflower & broccoli grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Diamondback mothPlutella xylostellaInsect · The most destructive insect of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, mustard and other brassicas worldwide. Its…
• Tobacco cutworm (Asian armyworm)Spodoptera lituraInsect · A moth whose caterpillars hatch in clusters, skeletonise leaves together and then spread out to devour…

Oomycete diseases (water moulds)

• Damping-off of seedlingsPythium aphanidermatum and other soil-borne pathogensOomycete disease · Damping-off is the death of seeds and young seedlings caused by soil-borne water moulds and fungi, above all…