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cabbage moth |
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cabbage moth n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Standing on a brick kitchen floor until my knees ached, having to fetch draft horses that broke through fences on a daily basis, wanting to weep when cabbage moths or drought destroyed crops I had carefully nurtured, cutting oats with a sickle so slick with sweat it was hard to grasp? Not long after the salamanders have laid their eggs, but before the American toads whistle for their mates, the first butterflies of the year, the white Cabbage moths (and often the mourning cloak butterflies), emerge to find the first pollen. They are also good for thwarting pests such as cabbage moths. |
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