Wait, my cabbage? Yes, because the tiny offspring of these butterflies are called cabbage white caterpillars. They like to feed on cabbage leaves, along with the leaves of all vegetables in the ...

The caterpillar’s food plant ... should be familiar to every real gardener in North America and beyond. The cabbage white butterfly is an invasive species, arriving in the late 19th century ...

Crush or drown any eggs and nymphs. Cabbage white butterflies start to emerge in the early spring. Egg laying begins soon after flight is observed, and eggs hatch in about six days. The tiny new ...

This is a cabbage butterfly caterpillar feeding on an Arabidopsis plant where, on an adjacent leaf, a piece of reflective tape helps record vibrations. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...