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Has anyone got a tried and tested way to get rid of onion fly, and has anyone tried a flame gun on their soil to see if it kills off the fly?
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17-12-2021, 10:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-12-2021, 10:22 PM by Admin.)
The flies hatch twice yearly and will travel up to 1km. The only way I know is netting.
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Yep! ^^^ what the Boss said!
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Or you could grow from sets which are not affected.
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All my sets were wiped out last year
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(19-12-2021, 09:01 AM)Admin Wrote: All my sets were wiped out last year
Ah that was Allium leaf miner, do you think Spec has a problem with?
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Your right Mark, perhaps Spec was refering to onion root fly
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Yes it's root fly I was referring to, that's why I was wondering if a weed burner, one of the paraffin burners, would heat the soil enough to kill off any egg's and hibernating flyes?
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