Editing Broccoli (section)

==Pests==
The larvae of ''[[Pieris rapae]]'', also known as the "small white" butterfly, are a common pest in broccoli and were mostly introduced accidentally to North America, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite book|author1-last=Heitzman|author1-first=J. Richard|author2-last=Heitzman|author2-first=Joan E.|editor1-last=Love|editor1-first=Kathy|editor2-last=Larsen|editor2-first=LuAnne|others=Rathert, Jim (principal photographer)|title=Butterflies and moths of Missouri|date=1996|publisher=Missouri Dept. of Conservation|location=Jefferson City, MO|isbn=1-887247-06-8}}</ref>

Additional pests common to broccoli production include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Cabbage, Broccoli & Other Cole Crop Insect Pests|url=https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/cabbage-broccoli-other-cole-crop-insect-pests/|website=Home & Garden Information Center|date=4 May 2020|publisher=Clemson University|location=South Carolina|access-date=28 November 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207131415/https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/cabbage-broccoli-other-cole-crop-insect-pests/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Aphid]]s
* [[Cabbage looper]]
* [[Hellula undalis|Cabbage webworm]]
* [[Cross-striped cabbageworm]]
* [[Diamondback moth]]
* [[Pieris rapae|Imported cabbageworm]]
* [[Delia radicum|Cabbage maggot]]
* [[Harlequin cabbage bug]]