Week 9 continued the pattern of the previous week, with evaluation of insect damage. I started to see damage from of Pieris rapae, or white cabbage butterfly, and even saw caterpillar plant predation in progress.
Dr. Angelos Katsanis walked me through identification of beetle and butterfly eggs on plants in the field, explaining the ladybug eggs are generally laid in areas near aphid infestation. I was tremendously vigilant going forward and watched as within a week aphid damage began to increase.