DBMin cauliflower, tomato fruit worm(TFW, Helicoverpa armigera) in cabbage, and blighting symptoms in both crops were the major pests farmers reported, with regional differences (Table 2).
In addition, aphids and common armyworm (CAW, Spodoptera litura) were of some importance in cabbage production. DBMwas reported as amajor problem both in cabbage and cauliflower production in Karnataka.