Thank you for your reply, Andy. I will try the liquid derris if I canget hold of any, I have a feeling it may be a new recruit to the banned list however.
IanL

Thanks, Beryl, for the tip.I actually grow Onward, though I have tried Green shaft with the same problem.Of course,I have left it too late to try your method this season, but will give it a try next year.
IanL.

every season I lose about 80% of my pea crop to the attentions of the grubs of the pea moth which eat the peas in situ.I have read that I should spray the flowers with insecticide before the pods form, but this only deters the pollinating insects as well. No-one else in the area seem to suffer as ba...