Insect Pests of Red Cabbage and Life Cycle of the Cabbage Worm in Lanao del Sur Province, Philippines
Keywords:
cabbage worm, insect pests, life cycle
Abstract
A study was conducted in Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur Province, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in Southern Philippines from October, 2014 to February, 2015 to identify insect pests associated with red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. f. rubra L.) and to study the life cycle of the particular pest that causes the greatest damage to it. Insects on red cabbage belong to 12 families under seven orders. Red cabbage pests belong to orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Orthoptera.
