"David Hill" wrote in message
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Got all my seed peas picked yesterday, nice and dry. I've now shelled them
and got them into paper bags.
In the past I've found I have had some sort of maggot in them over the
winter, now I am wondering if I should spray with fly spray and then seal
the bag they are all in.
Any ideas?
David@ a now sunny side of Swansea Bay.

could it be pea moth waiting for their last chance? I've always been
lucky with saved seed peas and had no problems, but I put them in airtight
tins. I wouldn't spray them with fly spray myself, have you seen what it
does to flies? It acts on their nervous system and I don't want such a
noxious chemical on my seeds.

I don't even use fly spray at all, who knows how dangerous it is? For flies
in the house, I use a bug bat. You can't really catch bluebottles with it
as they are too fast, so I try to let them out but it's a brilliant device
for smaller flies and carpet moths (which I've been battling for 2 years)
It electrocutes them with a satisfying zizz.