Sun Journal cites UMaine Extension publication in response to reader’s question
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about an abundance of white moths found on asparagus plants. There are many white moths in the Northeast, according to the article, including the satin moth, which is damaging to forestlands because their larvae feast on poplars and willows. The article states the moths in question also could be an imported cabbageworm, which is actually a butterfly. As small, green caterpillars before they morph into butterflies, they eat cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, turnips, radishes, kale, lettuce and weeds of the mustard family, according to a UMaine Extension publication.