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By Kmcgregor

United Kingdom

My nasturtiums have been decimated by cabbage white caterpillars, so I've started to pull them up...BUT... if I remove their food source, will they move on to other plants? I don't have any brassicas



  • Question asked on 1 Sep, 2016

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steragram
Steragram
 

Don't think so. Just enjoy the flowers for another few weeks - winter's a long time without any...

1 Sep, 2016

merlinbabydog
Merlinbabydog
 

They need to eat something so I leave them as food providers.

4 Sep, 2016

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