Can someone help me with this problem?
I have been growing garlic and onions for years and have always had healthy
crops.
I came across a place in Colorado that sells soft neck garlic cloves to
plant. I purchased and planted some.After harvesting,
I found that some cloves had tiny maggot type creatures in them.Including
the plants from my own garlic from the past.
I have never had this problem in the past. Did I introduce them with my
purchase? The company is non-committal. What can I safely treat my garden
with to get rid of them.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

The Cook wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:38:49 -0400, "Louis Toth"
wrote:

Can someone help me with this problem?
I have been growing garlic and onions for years and have always had healthy
crops.
I came across a place in Colorado that sells soft neck garlic cloves to
plant. I purchased and planted some.After harvesting,
I found that some cloves had tiny maggot type creatures in them.Including
the plants from my own garlic from the past.
I have never had this problem in the past. Did I introduce them with my
purchase? The company is non-committal. What can I safely treat my garden
with to get rid of them.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.


Do a Google search for onion maggots. That sounds like your problem.

I've grown garlic for years myself in NY and have never seen
them. But I always buy my stock in person from a local
garlic festival and I never buy softneck. I don't know if
they're more suseptable (sp?) to it or not.

But, if that's what the problem is this link *may* help
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/...cts/00-017.htm

Good luck

--
Steve
http://adirondackoutdoors.forumcircle.com

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:38:49 -0400, "Louis Toth"
wrote:

Can someone help me with this problem?
I have been growing garlic and onions for years and have always had healthy
crops.
I came across a place in Colorado that sells soft neck garlic cloves to
plant. I purchased and planted some.After harvesting,
I found that some cloves had tiny maggot type creatures in them.Including
the plants from my own garlic from the past.
I have never had this problem in the past. Did I introduce them with my
purchase? The company is non-committal. What can I safely treat my garden
with to get rid of them.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.


Do a Google search for onion maggots. That sounds like your problem.
--
Susan N.

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