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Onion flyOnions wilting, with maggots in the bulb

Onion fly: onions wilting, with maggots in the bulb

Young plants wilt and turn yellow, with small white maggots in the bulbs.

When it shows up: Late spring and summer

What to do

  1. Lift affected plants and bin them.

  2. Cover with fine mesh from late spring to midsummer.

  3. Onion sets get it less than onions grown from seed.

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Crops it affects

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