How to Use cabbage looper in a Sentence

cabbage looper

noun
  • This includes cabbage loopers and cabbage white worms.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Thyme is another herb that can reduce damage from cabbage loopers and cabbage whites.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • When disturbed, cabbage loopers frequently rear up like a cobra.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Plant kale alongside green onions and other alliums, such as chives and leeks, to repel common pests like cabbage loopers and aphids.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
  • The scent of celery naturally repels pests like cabbage worms and cabbage loopers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Flies don’t like the scent of rosemary, but rosemary plants can also be used to repulse mosquitoes, cabbage loopers, and bean beetles.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
  • Finally, cabbage loopers will feed on tomato plants, which also compete for nutrients with cabbage and can stunt their growth.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Cabbages are afflicted by cabbage webworms, cabbage white moths, cabbage loopers, and other worms.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Ants will swarm plants that are infested with spider mites, cabbage loopers, root maggots, beetle grubs, scale, mealybugs, ticks, or other pests that ants feed on.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
  • Plants like cosmos, calendula, and marigolds can attract parasitic wasps and hoverflies that feed on cabbage loopers and other pests.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
  • Rather than keeping garlic near sage, grow it near other alliums like onions, or plant it near brassica crops to repel common pests, such as cabbage loopers, aphids, and spider mites.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • Brassicas such as broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts are usually hit hard by pests, including slugs, snails, and cabbage loopers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
  • When transplanting time arrives, move cabbage plants under row covers immediately so that cabbage loopers and other pests never get a chance to nibble on their leaves.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Brassicas, including broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts, are often targeted by cabbage loopers, which can riddle their leaves with holes.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Specifically, strawberries that are grown near brassica plants are much more likely to develop cabbage looper infestations.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Onions’ strong aroma naturally repels cabbage loopers and other pests that target cruciferous vegetables.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026

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