Carrot fly

We have been enjoying some lovely young carrots from the garden but they seem to have suddenly developed what I assume is carrot fly - and they were supposed to be 'carrot fly resistant'.
Is there any way to get rid of these pests? :confused:

[ 06. August 2005, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: jjordie ]

 

Are they showing red colouration round the tops

Even the so called resistant varieties(flyaway and resistafly) are advertised as 'showing some resitance to carrot fly'
IE: they can still get attacked

we have had success with normal varieties in our allotment this year by growing under a light fleece....seems alot of trouble but it does stop the buggers

 

Carrots don't seem to have red round the tops SteveW, but is this carrotfly or some other sort of pest. MF - would try ash but we don't know anyone with a wood burner.

 

I would say that is carrot fly

the parts unnafected are still edible, but it means throwing away a good chunk of the carrot

 

Thanks Steve, just glad to have it confirmed what we are dealing with. Will have to find someone with a woodburner MF but I expect it is too late for this years crop. :rolleyes:

 

Steve - another tip re carrot root fly, untried, but apparently effective - is to put souther wormwood stems (pretty plant to grow too) between the rows. As I recall carrot root fly finds carots by scent, and this masks it.