Jerry Monkman / Rows of organic Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing at the Harlow Farm in Westminster, Connecticut River Valley, Vermont, USA. August 2007

Jerry Monkman / Rows of organic Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing at the Harlow Farm in Westminster, Connecticut River Valley, Vermont, USA. August 2007

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Collecting nuts of Assahi palm tree {Euterpe oleracea} Amazonas, Brazil

Kim Taylor / Brassica Shield Bug (Eurydema oleracea / ornata) Endemic to Europe including Britain.

Jouan & Rius / Cabbages (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing in vegetable garden, France, June

Jouan & Rius / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing in vegetable garden, France, June

Jouan & Rius / Cabbages (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing in vegetable garden, France, June

Jouan & Rius / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing in a garden, France

Andy Sands / Brassica Bug (Eurydema oleracea) on knapweed. Hertfordshire, England, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Irrigation boom watering seedling Cabbages, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Irrigation boom watering seedling Cabbages, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Organically grown Brussel sprouts (Brassica oleracea) Norfolk, UK, October

Ann & Steve Toon / Organic Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) home grown on domestic vegetable plot, UK, August 2010

Simon Colmer / Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) caterpillar feeding on cabbage leaf, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Bright-line Brown-eye / Tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) caterpillar inside plum tomato. Side of tomato has been cut away to show the feeding chamber the larva creates. Sussex, UK

Jerry Monkman / Organic Cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing at the Harlow Farm in Westminster, Connecticut River Valley, Vermont, USA. August 2007

Jerry Monkman / Organic Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea capitata) growing at the Harlow Farm in Westminster, Connecticut River Valley, Vermont, USA. August 2007

Gary K. Smith / Female gardener planting out pot grown summer Cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea capitata) variety 'Hispi', in small raised bed, England, UK, May

Nick Upton / Frosted field of Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) and village of Einhausen at dawn, Hesse, Germany.

Nick Upton / Frosted field of Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) and village of Einhausen at dawn, Hesse, Germany.

Simon Colmer / Bright-line Brown-eye / Tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) larva on unripe plum tomato. England, UK

Simon Colmer / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) eggs on broccoli leaf (Brassica oleracea) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) eggs on broccoli leaf (Brassica oleracea) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Cabbage whitefly (Aleyrodes proletella) on broccoli leaf (Brassica oleracea) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) eggs on Broccoli leaf (Brassica oleracea) England, UK

Philippe Clement / Cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) in vegetable garden, Belgium

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Drip farming cabbages (Brassica oleracea capitata) Barka, Oman. February 2008

Gary K. Smith / Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), commercially grown crop, view of plants ready for harvest in frosty weather, Norfolk, UK, January.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) field, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Gary K. Smith / Brocolli / calabrese plants {Brassica oleracea} growing in a cold frame in an town garden, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)

Gary K. Smith / Brussel sprouts (Brassica oleracea gemmifera), England, UK, cutout

Gary K. Smith / Romanescu cauliflowers (Brassica oleracea botrytis)

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) covered in dew, Belgium

Niall Benvie / Daddy long legs / Craneflies {Tipula oleracea} pair mating, Belgium

Jabruson / Cabbage plant {Brassica oleracea capitata} Nairobi, Kenya

Nature Production / Japanese Wood Ant {Formica japonica} searching for nectar in Portulaca {Portulaca oleracea} flower, Japan

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) mating, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Nature Production / Broccoli / calabrese flowers {Brassica oleracea var. italica} Japan

Gary K. Smith / Organic Cabbages (Brassica oleracea capitata) under wire netting on allotment for protection from birds, Norfolk, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Brassica {Oleracea sp.} in flower, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Brassica {Oleracea sp.} in flower, Spain.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Collecting fruits of Assahi palm tree {Euterpe oleracea} Combu Is, Para, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Preparing juice from Assahi palm tree fruits {Euterpe oleracea} Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Collecting nuts of Assahi palm tree {Euterpe oleracea} Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Acai palm trees {Euterpe oleracea} Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Climbing Assahi palm tree to harvest nuts {Euterpe oleracea} Combu Is, Brazil

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs {Tipula oleracea} mating. Kalmthoutse Heide, Belgium (crane fly)

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs cranefly covered in dew drops, Belgium

Jabruson / Villagers and field of cabbages {Brassica oleracea capitata} Parc des Volcans NP, Rwanda

Nick Turner / Harvesting Cabbage plants {Brassica oleracea capitata} UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting Cabbage plants {Brassica oleracea capitata} UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting Brussel sprouts {Brassica oleracea gemmifera} Gloucestershire, UK

Premaphotos / Marsh brown-edged tipula crane fly / Daddy longlegs (Tipula oleracea) leatherjacket larva, UK