Diamondblack moth
Common Name
--Scientific Name
Plutella xylostella
Issue
Insect
Causes
--Prevention
Intercropping cabbages with trap plants such as indian mustard and repellant plants such as tomatoes reduces the infestation in cabbages. Cabbage crop is planted 30 days after tomato.
Control
To control cover seedlings with covers (fine nylon mesh) to prevent moths from laying eggs on the leaves and or next to the plant. Biological control using parasitoid wasp has proven effective in the highlands of kenya. Botanicals such as nem-based pestic