Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). The members of the genus are collectively known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages, mustards and sometimes cole crops. Common types of brassica used for food include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and some types of seeds.
Brassicas
Pests associated with Brassicas
- Green peach aphid Myzus persicae
- Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella
- Beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua
- Onion Thrips Thrips tabaci
- Western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis
- Glasshouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum
- Cabbage stem flea beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala
- Corn earworm Helicoverpa zea
Other pests associated with Brassicas
- Cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorhynchus assimilis)
- Oilseed rape stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus napi)
- Cabbage leaf weevil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus)
- Cabbage root fly (Delia radicum)
- Mustard aphid (Lipaphis ersymi)
- Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- Striped Flea Beetle (Phyllotreata striolata)
- Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae)