Pest
Carrot flyBrown tunnels in carrots
Rusty brown tunnels in the roots. The leaves can turn reddish.
When it shows up: Late spring to autumn
What to do
Cover carrots with fine mesh straight after sowing, and keep it on.
Thin on a still evening: the smell of crushed leaves draws the flies.
Lift damaged carrots and use the good parts.
Helps prevent it
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Crops it affects
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