Leek Moth
Last post 07-10-2009 2:32 PM by 0rco. 3 replies.
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19/09/2009 09:31 AM
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- foxglove
- 21 Sep 2007
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Has anybody got any idea please re Leek Moth.
We have had a massive attack on our allotments.Many people have given up , dug them up & burnt them
We on the other hand have not given up, we have cut the tops, squashed the catterpillars & whiped off the cocoons that we have seen. Watered them & fed them. Is there any point in carrying on do you think?[:'(]
Thanks
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21/09/2009 09:56 AM
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Leek moth do seem especially bad this year - sadly there seem to be no insecticdes that will control this moth (not legally anyway) so you are reduced to growing the plants under fleece or insect proof mesh. There are usually some surviviors so it is worth continuing to try and keep yours alive. Next year grow them elsewhere and keep your plants under mesh and fleece until November.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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21/09/2009 07:59 PM
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It seems I may have given up too early but I dug mine up yesterday and burnt them as they had been reduced to a pulp and all the top growth looked pretty sad. I didn't really know about it as a pest but the local garden centre said that it had been reported as a problem to them in previous years - it seems that it has reached Bristol with a vengeance. Oh well I'll just have to buy lots of enviromesh next year!
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07/10/2009 02:32 PM
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- 0rco
- London
- 16 Sep 2009
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We had our leeks ruined last year, so I got some insect mesh netting from these guys - http://www.wmjames.co.uk . We put it over some canes and also grew our carrots underneath to keep the carrot root fly off!
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