Carrot fly: how to spot, prevent and treat it pest

How do you spot carrot fly?

Just under the skin of the root there are rusty pits and tunnels, with small yellowish larvae in them. The top can turn yellow. An attacked root is no use in store and rots quickly.

How do you prevent carrot fly?

Sow thinly, so that you do not have to thin out, because the smell at thinning is what draws the females in. Sow later and harvest earlier to dodge the first and the second generation. Keep to a rotation, because the fly hatches from the soil.

What works against carrot fly?

Cover the whole bed with fine insect mesh from sowing on. Covering the whole bed is more reliable than a vertical barrier along it.

Which plants get carrot fly? 3

Vegetables 2

Herbs 1