Eggs laid on host plants are in clusters and repeated laying by different females results in small and large caterpillars growing together that might eventually "devastate" a cabbage patch for human consumption resulting in immature caterpillars needing to move elsewhere. Some people's ideas stopped, with a fearful thought of wasp grubs that ate a caterpillar alive from the inside out.
What birds specifically, were encouraged the most, into one's cabbage patch in a garden to eat Large White Caterpillars full of wasp grubs?
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Q2. Once one's Nasturtiums had got caterpillars, might it be a good idea to put one nasturtium filled hanging basket, in a less obvious position, (for example, not on a buddleja)
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Q3. In Lincolnshire last year (2016), approximately mid-October was the last time I saw Cabbage Whites (Small & Large) in flight. Bearing that in mind, in that year, what might have been the best date for a Large Cabbage White to lay eggs for a successful 2017 Spring emergence ?
(I thought some Adult Large Whites came from Europe in the late Spring, males possibly travelling further than females, to find a mate).