[AlistairMcLennan]

Hi All,

Firstly, Happy New Year.

Secondly, I pulled all my remaining leeks and some seem to have been getting eaten.  I have attached a link from my personal web space to show the image as big as possible http://www.hosting2u.co.uk/imagestore/IMG_1709.JPG

Any help is much is greatfully received.

Cheers

Alistair

[mumofstig]

Leek moth?

[DD.]

Without a doubt.

It's a pest that has entered south England and spreading north.

There are no chemical controls available to the amateur gardener, so I'm afraid it's fleece or Enviromesh.

[seedman]

Hi try this thread may be help full http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=652

[mumofstig]

or cut them down to the ground when fist noticed (look in the Autumn) and they can regrow, so I'm told...they'll be thinner, but undamaged.

[Totty]

i checked ours in early autumn and they all had it. cut them right down and its suprising just how fast they grow into eatable size.

[seedman]

Well never new they would grow again glad i looked at this thread 

[Paul Plots]

If the damage isn't too severe you could try leaving the leeks in the ground where they are and looking the other way for a few weeks.

Once Autumn comes and trickles towards winter the leek moth takes a break. My leeks (some of which were gonners) suffered quite badly. But... those that I left in the ground have grown on to become reasonably good. Dug some yesterday for dinner.

[Lardman]

or cut them down to the ground when fist noticed (look in the Autumn) and they can regrow, so I'm told...they'll be thinner, but undamaged.

I did that this year at the results aren't worth bothering with - As DD said cover them or forget about growing them.

[MoreWhisky]

More enviromesh, groan.

[gobs]

More enviromesh, groan.

Yep, plots start to look like a space station.

[clive f]

I don't think its leek moth think its allium leaf minner another pest thats spreading across the country, google allium leaf miner theres a photo and it looks just the same as yours, then google leek moth.

[Auntiemogs]

More enviromesh, groan.

Yep, plots start to look like a space station.

Wouldn't it be lovely if they did it in pastel shades with flowers on? 

[mumofstig]

pastel shades with flowers on?

The old boys would have a fit  they didn't like my green debris netting much, I can just imagine their response to flowered stuff