Countering the dastardly cabbage white butterfly

Fíann Ó Nualláin lists a few ways to deal with this beautiful insect which despite its attractive appearance hosts a deadly cargo.

Cabbage whites are our most common butterfly and most common vegetable garden pest. They are the first to emerge and last to hibernate and so seem to be around all spring and summer. Endless.

However, I still find them attractive (visibly) even though I know they are a danger to my cabbage family crops. I know I have to deal with them or my larder shrinks.