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Subject: Cabbage Loopers on rose?
From: Bridget Watts <naturebooks@worldnet.att.net>
Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 99 13:10:25
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The tender new leaves and buds of my rose bush are being eaten by soft,
translucent, green caterpillars. They look just like the cabbage butterfly
caterpillars that eat my brassicas. Is this possible?

(I have already decided on hand picking and squishing as my mode of
treatment.)

Bridget Watts
naturebooks@worldnet.att.net