Ugly caterpillars on caulis

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Monika
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Our organically grown cauliflowers have been invaded by some large beigey-brown fat caterpillars which leave large yellow droppings. They are neither large nor small cabbage white caterpillars, so what could they be? Are they from moths? If so, which moths? And how could we avoid them in future?
Your help would be much appreciated!
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Belinda
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http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P2/P28964.php

If so, possibly Cabbage Moth. Presumably netting or mesh to keep the adults from laying eggs would be the way to go.
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Monika
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Thanks, Belinda, that could be it. The next one I find, I will bring home and compare with the picture. In many years' of brassica growing, I have never seen any of these before!
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Would you be happier if they were pretty caterpillars? :lol:
I decided after hundreds of caterpillars descended last year not to do cauli this year and ive not seen any!
"Happiness is the sense that one matters"
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