Carrot Fly

scabs · « **on:** September 24, 2009, 09:58 »

I was thinning my late carrots yesterday morning and I have carrot fly damage, but only to one variety out of the four planted... it was a globe variety.

Is this likely to spread to the others?

And no, I didn't take any measures... other than thinning in late evening.

Cheers.

outmowed · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2009, 22:20 »

I sowed some carrots a next to some with fly damage, i didnt touch them and they have got the dreaded thing, have learned by my mistake, it wont be happening next year.

Salmo · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2009, 10:28 »

Carrot fly maggots will certainly move between plants in a row. Not so sure that they will move across between rows so I suspect you had a visit from egg laying carrot flies.

scabs · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2009, 10:35 »

Ah well, lesson learned.

MOLUSC · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2009, 21:11 »

The carrots i sowed in nearly 4ft barrels (eskimo) got attacked by the root fly but the carrots (maestro) i sowed in a bed protected by a 2 1/2 foot clear perspex box did not.
Maybe they were knocked unconscious flying into the perspex

viettaclark · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2009, 22:35 »

Some old lottie boy told me carrot flies don't really fly....they tend to crawl. He reckons my raised beds are too high for them (18") and I haven't had any probs yet (touch wood!)

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2009, 00:59 »

They do fly but they're as rubbish as cockchafers but without the lift.... they get a few inches off the floor then it's down to the breeze pretty much.... That said I grew Resistafly this year and was very happy with the results... no fly damage....

chrisc

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