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Onion fly
« on: August 16, 2013, 21:35 »
Is rife amongst our leeks this year on site  :ohmy:

We/ I have never experienced this before in all my years of growing. I noticed a few nobbled leeks and i pulled them they were full of maggots.

Most other plots are also suffering with it.

Punk isn't dead...it's underground where it belongs. If it comes to the surface it's no longer punk...it's Green Day!

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Re: Onion fly
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2013, 21:43 »
It's a real pain isn't it - we've had it for the last few years - sometimes just for a change we'd get Allium Leaf Miner instead. *sigh*
Have to grow them under environmesh now, to make sure of getting any  :(

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Re: Onion fly
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2013, 23:01 »
May not be onion fly maggots. Could be leek moth caterpillars. Look closely at the grubs with a hand lens. If they have a head and legs they are caterpillars. Onion fly grubs are maggots and have no head or legs. Look at leek moth on google images.

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Re: Onion fly
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2013, 07:31 »
May not be onion fly maggots. Could be leek moth caterpillars. Look closely at the grubs with a hand lens. If they have a head and legs they are caterpillars. Onion fly grubs are maggots and have no head or legs. Look at leek moth on google images.

Looking at the RHS fact sheet I believe it is the allium leaf miner.


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