- kimbledawn
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ROOT MAGGOTS!!
I finally finished planting my onions last week and the bulbs that I planted about three weeks ago started loosing their tops. I pulled a few and they had tiny maggots hanging on them. What can I do I have four 3X4 beds of onions but I don't want those buggers to eat them all. Do you guys have any help for me
Google "onion maggots" (yes, that's what they're called, LOL.) They're a fly larva. So they're tough to address immediately. If you can get your hands on some, wood ash sprinkled about can help. Or use yellow sticky traps to catch the adults.
Or you could try spraying bt var israelensis mixed with sugar water & cover with row covers: https://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/reports/ann_rpt/ar98/onion_mag.asp
Bt israelensis is in those mosquito donuts. You could soak for a few days and then strain & spray.
Or you could try spraying bt var israelensis mixed with sugar water & cover with row covers: https://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/reports/ann_rpt/ar98/onion_mag.asp
Bt israelensis is in those mosquito donuts. You could soak for a few days and then strain & spray.
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I know this reply is a little late but...
My mother taught me that when you plant onions, if you plant them all over the garden, and at least 3 feet from eachother, they wont get maggots. It is also helpful to put a little newspaper around the base of the onion shoots so they can't lay their eggs,(but not practical if you have a huge garden.)
hope this helpful to someone, works for me!
My mother taught me that when you plant onions, if you plant them all over the garden, and at least 3 feet from eachother, they wont get maggots. It is also helpful to put a little newspaper around the base of the onion shoots so they can't lay their eggs,(but not practical if you have a huge garden.)
hope this helpful to someone, works for me!