This update information only applies to the USA. The situation will be different by country. I am NOT an expert in these areas. The information is taken from seminar handouts and hastily scribbled notes. Believed to be fairly accurate but…
Category: Bulb Fly
Narcissi Flies
Hi All Yesterday morning I was digging up my daffodils, when I heard this high pitched buzzing and very shortly afterwards two flies appeared on the daffodil foliage. My first instinct was to try and restrict their “take off”, but quickly decided to get…
Bulb Mite etc
I’ve been fascinated by the discussion on glyphosate and its possibe after effects. I have always thought it became inactive when it reached the ground, only being absorbed into the plant and its system. I have now decided it’s not…
Narcissus fly control
Narcissus fly can be eliminated virtually completely–I am tempted to say 100%–by using imidacloprid. It is sold in granular form as a grub killer for lawns. This chemical persists in the soil for about two months, according to the label,…
Narcissus Fly
The fly normally is not a big problem for me. I loose perhaps 3 per cent of the daffodils per year from which I have many bulbs. New seedlings or sorts with few bulbs only are protected by spraying dimethoat,…
Bulb Fly
Perhaps Clay’s comment should have been added to my list of observations. Yes the fly do seem to have an expensive taste, or to take the single bulb we have of something. But thenthey don’t touch the single bulb we…