Q&A – Is there a collard green plant that resists bugs?

Question:
Is there a collard green plant that resists bugs?
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Answer:
Unfortunately, there is not such a plant. You can treat for the bugs with low impact pesticides. UT Extension Agent Lee Sammons III says you can use horticultural oils or aphids and UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper says you can use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to control the cabbage looper and cabbage worm.
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Horticultural Oils
BT (Bacillus Thuringiensis)

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