Pigeon | |
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A wood pigeon | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
You may not see pigeons actually attacking plants as they often visit in the early morning.
Identifying features[]
Damage may include torn leaves and in severe cases leaves may be striped down to leaf stalks. Droppings also make preparing for cooking a tedious task.
Treatment[]
None.
Prevention[]
Some take to shooting pigeons, which can then be cooked and eaten, however this is not always possible or safe. Bird scarers offer limited protection. The only certain way to protect is to net plants.
Examples[]
Brassica troubles |
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Broccoli · Brussels sprout · Cabbage · Cauliflower · Kale · Kohl rabi · Radish · Swede · Turnip | |
Adverse conditions | Blown sprouts · Bolting · Boron deficiency · Button cauliflower · Calcium deficiency · Heartless cabbage · Magnesium deficiency · Manganese deficiency · Molybdenum deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Split heart |
Diseases | Anthracnose · Bacterial soft rot · Black leaf spot · Black rot · Brassica dark leaf spot · Club root · Downey mildew · Grey leaf spot (Brassica) · Turnip mosaic virus · Sclerotinia rot · White leaf spot · White leaf spot (Brassica) · White rust · Wire stem |
Pests | Aphid · Cabbage aphid · Cabbage Moth · Cabbage root fly · Cabbage Whitefly · Cutworm · Diamondback moth · Flea beetle · Large White · Pigeon · Silver Y moth · Slug · Small White · Swede midge · Thrips |