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cabbage root fly

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cabbage root fly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a dipterous fly, Erioischia brassicae, whose larvae feed on the roots and stems of cabbages and other brassicas: family Muscidae (houseflies, etc.)


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Q I keep having trouble with cabbage root fly eating my brassicas.
Take precautions against carrot fly and cabbage root fly.
After planting brassica plants, protect them with brassica collars, this prevents the cabbage root fly from laying her eggs close to the stem and maggots feeding on the roots causing the plant to collapse.
 
 
 
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