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maggots in pea pods
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:29 pm
by pezzer1
how do you stop maggots getting inside the pea pods?
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:37 pm
by Chantal
It's pea moth lavae, that much I'm sure of. I was told to spray (but I don't know what with) when the peas are flowering. Alternatively I guess you could net them from outset.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:00 pm
by Jenny Green
I've found this to be a problem only with peas sown later in the season - about May I think. I rarely have problems with my early peas. So my way around it is only to have early peas! Alternatively you could try keeping them covered with fleece. I'm afraid I don't know the chemical control if there is one.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:35 pm
by Bren
Sow early or late so peas are not in flower in June or July. If you want to use a spray use Liquid Derris just before the flowers open.
Bren
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:09 pm
by PAULW
Bug Clear (used to be called sybol) works well just as the flower opens