Maggots in my radishes! How to prevent?

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Pony Girl

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Maggots in my radishes! How to prevent?
« on: July 03, 2012, 08:01 »
I harvested some of my radishes at the weekend (French Breakfast) and was feeling very proud and delighted that they were lovely and big. Anyway, my joy was short lived as when I went to slice them up they were full of tiny cream maggots! Yuk!!!  :tongue2:

Any ideas what they can be and how I can prevent them in future? Do I have to net everything?

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Re: Maggots in my radishes! How to prevent?
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2012, 09:50 »
These will be maggots of the cabbage root fly. Not a lot you can do. Some say fleece or netting will keep them out but I have my doubts about that. Eat the radishes when young before the maggots have had time to develop.

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Re: Maggots in my radishes! How to prevent?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 12:42 »
Horrible little blitters!!

Maybe brassica collars would help?


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