Leek moth

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colin120

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Leek moth
« on: October 26, 2015, 19:38 »
 Went to the plot today to get some leeks got them home to make leek soup as I cut them and went to wash the soil off
I found  little black and orange  3mm long pupae  embedded in the stems and bulbs, I took them out of one of the leeks and squashed  them. the leeks are also going a rusty colour

I have three 12ft bed full of leeks  will they all be like this now,  I always do  crop rotation first time I have used these beds for leeks

Cheers Colin

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mumofstig

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Re: Leek moth
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2015, 20:34 »
Sometimes you get a patch of leeks with it - sometimes it's every leek you planted  :(

After having them for the last 2 years, I seem to have escaped this year, even though I forgot to cover them.

Some people now routinely cover leeks each year - it's become such a pest!


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Re: Leek moth
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 20:56 »
for the last 3 years we have been losing all out leeks  due to the leek moth . i covered mine this year and lost the first lost ,they must have snuck under , and the second batch are showing signs of another invasion.
next year im gonna try the traps


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