Brassica L.
(cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)

Interactions where Brassica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected and damaged by colony Major Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeMajor colony infects and damages
is foodplant of larva Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus) cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rape larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Ceutorhynchus hepaticus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus hepaticus/Ceutorhynchus hepaticusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rape larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Melanobaris laticollis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Melanobaris laticollis/Melanobaris laticollisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rape larva feeds on
has sap sucked by Myzus ascalonicus Shallot Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ascalonicus/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ascalonicusshallot aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rape sucks sap of
(live) live is parasitised by colony of sporangium Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat. Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat./Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat.brassica downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive (1-4)colony of sporangium parasitises live
flower bud pollen (live) live flower bud pollen is foodplant of larva Meligethes aeneus Common Pollen Beetle Coleoptera: Nitidulidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Nitidulidae/Meligethes aeneus/Meligethes aeneuscommon pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveflower bud pollen larva feeds on live flower bud pollen
flower bud pollen (live) live flower bud pollen is foodplant of larva Meligethes viridescens a pollen beetle Coleoptera: Nitidulidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Nitidulidae/Meligethes viridescens/Meligethes viridescensa pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveflower bud pollen larva feeds on live flower bud pollen
flower (live) live flower may have larva Melanthrips fuscus a thrips Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Melanthrips fuscus/Melanthrips fuscusa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveflower (6-9)larva may be found on live flower
flower (live) live flower may have adult Melanthrips fuscus a thrips Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Melanthrips fuscus/Melanthrips fuscusa thripsadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveflower (5-9)adult may be found on live flower
green parts (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted green parts is parasitised by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, discoloured, distortedgreen partsMajor (spring, early autumn)colony parasitises live, discoloured, distorted green parts
leaf (midrib of larger leaf) leaf (midrib of larger leaf) may contain larva Major Phytomyza rufipes a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rufipes/Phytomyza rufipesa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf (midrib of larger leaf)Major larva feeds within leaf (midrib of larger leaf)
leaf-mine (end of) leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf-mine (end of) puparium may be found in leaf-mine (end of)
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Phyllotreta atra Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta atra/Phyllotreta atraturnip flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta atra Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta atra/Phyllotreta atraturnip flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Phyllotreta consobrina Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta consobrina/Phyllotreta consobrinaturnip flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta consobrina Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta consobrina/Phyllotreta consobrinaturnip flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Phyllotreta cruciferae Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta cruciferae/Phyllotreta cruciferaeturnip flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta cruciferae Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta cruciferae/Phyllotreta cruciferaeturnip flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Phyllotreta nemorum Large Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta nemorum/Phyllotreta nemorumlarge striped flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta nemorum Large Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta nemorum/Phyllotreta nemorumlarge striped flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Phyllotreta nigripes Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta nigripes/Phyllotreta nigripesturnip flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta nigripes Turnip Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta nigripes/Phyllotreta nigripesturnip flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Phyllotreta punctulata a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta punctulata/Phyllotreta punctulataa flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta punctulata a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta punctulata/Phyllotreta punctulataa flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Phyllotreta striolata Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta striolata/Phyllotreta striolatastriped flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta striolata Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta striolata/Phyllotreta striolatastriped flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Phyllotreta undulata Small Turnip Flea Beetle, Small Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta undulata/Phyllotreta undulatasmall turnip flea beetle, small striped flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Phyllotreta undulata Small Turnip Flea Beetle, Small Striped Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phyllotreta undulata/Phyllotreta undulatasmall turnip flea beetle, small striped flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Psylliodes chrysocephala Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Psylliodes chrysocephala Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Psylliodes chrysocephala/Psylliodes chrysocephalacabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage-stem flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Major Phytomyza rufipes a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rufipes/Phytomyza rufipesa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafMajor puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous nymph UK/IrelandRestricted Aleyrodes proletella Cabbage Whitefly, Brassica Whitefly Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Aleyrodes proletella/Aleyrodes proletellacabbage whitefly, brassica whiteflyhypophyllousnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole hypophyllous nymph sucks sap of leaf
leaf leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous adult UK/IrelandRestricted Aleyrodes proletella Cabbage Whitefly, Brassica Whitefly Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Aleyrodes proletella/Aleyrodes proletellacabbage whitefly, brassica whiteflyhypophyllousadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeleafSole hypophyllous adult sucks sap of leaf
leaf (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted leaf is parasitised by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, discoloured, distortedleafMajor (spring, early autumn)colony parasitises live, discoloured, distorted leaf
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Myzus cerasi Cherry Blackfly, Cherry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Myzus) cerasi/Myzus (Myzus) cerasicherry blackfly, cherry aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, distortedleaf (summer)sucks sap of live, distorted leaf
leaf (live, mottled) live, mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Turnip Crinkle virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Turnip Crinkle virus/Turnip Crinkle virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, mottledleaf infects and damages live, mottled leaf
leaf (live, stunted) live, stunted leaf may be infected and damaged by Cauliflower Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Cauliflower Mosaic virus/Cauliflower Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, stuntedleaf infects and damages live, stunted leaf
leaf (live, yellow-blotched) live, yellow-blotched leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris Brassica Black Rot Black rot of brassicas, Anon., 2008
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris/Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestrisbrassica black rot Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapelive, yellow-blotchedleafMajor infects and damages live, yellow-blotched leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola Brassica Bacterial Leaf Spot Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola/Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicolaBrassica bacterial leaf spotcolony Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleafMajor colony causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle, Watercress Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetle, watercress beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf (-early 9)larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spun by caterpillar Major Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation Tortrix, Mediterranean Leaf Roller Lepidoptera: Tortricidae FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Cacoecimorpha pronubana, MacLeod, A., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cacoecimorpha pronubana/Cacoecimorpha pronubanacarnation tortrix, mediterranean leaf rollercaterpillar Foodplant / spinner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleafMajor caterpillar spins live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by web-dwelling hypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabiting caterpillar Plutella xylostella Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth Lepidoptera: Plutellidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Plutellidae/Plutella xylostella/Plutella xylostelladiamond backed moth, diamond-back mothhypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabitingcaterpillar Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf hypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabiting caterpillar feeds from web on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Pieris brassicae Large White Butterfly Lepidoptera: Pieridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pieridae/Pieris brassicae/Pieris brassicaelarge white butterflycaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by dense, wet (honeydew) colony Major Brevicoryne brassicae Cabbage Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripsadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf adult feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous Pseudocercosporella anamorph Minor Pseudocercosporella brassicae Brassica White Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Pseudocercosporella brassicae/Pseudocercosporella brassicaeBrassica white spot - causative organismamphigenousPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleafMinor amphigenous Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, densely crowded, black pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta brassicae a coelomycete Pleosporales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta brassicae/Ascochyta brassicaea coelomyceteepiphyllous, densely crowded, blackpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf epiphyllous, densely crowded, black pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria brassicae a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria brassicae/Alternaria brassicaea dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organismamphigenouscolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
pod pod is galled by larva Dasineura napi a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura napi/Dasineura napia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapepod larva causes gall of pod
root root is galled by larva Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus) cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and raperoot larva causes gall of root
root root has sap sucked by Major Smynthurodes betae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Smynthurodes betae/Smynthurodes betaean aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and raperootMajor sucks sap of root
root (cysted) cysted root is galled by Heterodera cruciferae Brassica Cyst Eelworm, Cabbage Cyst Nematode Tylenchida: Heteroderidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Heterodera cruciferae/Heterodera cruciferaebrassica cyst eelworm, cabbage cyst nematode Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapecystedroot causes gall of cysted root
root (live) live root is galled by larva Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus) cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveroot (3-)larva causes gall of live root
root (live) live root is parasitised by Olpidiaster brassicae a chytridiomycete fungus Olpidiales: Olpidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Teaching techniques for mycology: 9. Olpidium and Rhizophlyctis (Chytridiomycetes)., Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 2000
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidiaster brassicae/Olpidiaster brassicaea chytridiomycete fungus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveroot parasitises live root
root (swollen, distorted, often fused) swollen, distorted, often fused root is galled by Major Plasmodiophora brassicae Club-root or Finger-and-toe Of Cabbage - causative organism Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Plasmodiophora brassicae/Plasmodiophora brassicaeclub-root or finger-and-toe of cabbage - causative organism Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeswollen, distorted, often fusedrootMajor causes gall of swollen, distorted, often fused root
stalk (lodged in furrows) (old, dead) old, dead stalk (lodged in furrows) is decayed by cleistothecium Perisporium kunzei an ascomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Perisporium kunzei/Perisporium kunzeian ascomycetecleistothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeold, deadstalk (lodged in furrows) (4-5)cleistothecium is saprobic on old, dead stalk (lodged in furrows)
stalk (dead) dead stalk is decayed by scattered, covered then bursting through a slit pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandQuestionable Phomopsis cruciferae a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis cruciferae/Phomopsis cruciferaea coelomycetescattered, covered then bursting through a slitpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rape?deadstalk scattered, covered then bursting through a slit pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stalk
stalk (rotting, on rubbish heap) rotting, on rubbish heap stalk is decayed by effuse colony of Scopulariopsis dematiaceous anamorph Scopulariopsis brevicaulis a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microascales: Microascaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Microascaceae/Scopulariopsis brevicaulis/Scopulariopsis brevicaulisa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyScopulariopsis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and raperotting, on rubbish heapstalk effuse colony of Scopulariopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotting, on rubbish heap stalk
stem (base) stem (base) is galled by larva Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus) cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)/Ceutorhynchus assimilis s.l. (assimilis/obstrictus)cabbage seed weevil, turnip gall weevil, cabbage gall weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapestem (base) larva causes gall of stem (base)
stem stem may contain larva Major Phytomyza rufipes a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rufipes/Phytomyza rufipesa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapestemMajor larva feeds within stem
stem stem may have puparium Major Phytomyza rufipes a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rufipes/Phytomyza rufipesa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapestemMajor puparium may be found on stem
stem (rotting) rotting stem is decayed by almost sessile or shortly stalked apothecium Pseudombrophila deerrata a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Pseudombrophila deerrata/Pseudombrophila deerrataa discomycetealmost sessile or shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and raperottingstem (5-11)almost sessile or shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on rotting stem

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Brassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 subtaxa 46 trophisms 3 references
Species 10 trophisms 1 references
Species 7 subtaxa 114 trophisms 2 references
Species 3 subtaxa 32 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBrassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Brassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)

Brassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wiltshire, S.P. 1947 Species of Alternaria on Brassicae Mycological Papers, No. 20, 15pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute

Plant Pathology

Kirk, W.D.J. 1992 Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape Naturalists' Handbooks, 18, 66pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Brassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape):

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