saw fly on red currants

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LILLILEAF

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saw fly on red currants
« on: April 23, 2023, 15:54 »
last year i had my first attack of saw fly,what is my best option to stop another attack,my crop was very small only 500 grams off 3 bushes.
 will a bug spray work?

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Grubbypaws

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Re: saw fly on red currants
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2023, 11:24 »
I used to have a terrible time with sawfly until I learnt that saw fly are attracted to redcurrants and gooseberries by scent.Two years ago, armed with this knowledge, I planted garlic all around the base of my currents. I may regret saying this but so far no sawfly since. The scent of the garlic masks that of the currants so the saw fly cannot find them, or so my theory goes. I would love to know if anyone else has tried this.


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