Bugs eating my fan leaves outdoors. Please help identify

purplepride

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These fly creatures seem to be doing a number on my fan leaves. Any help suggestions on what to use for these outdoors. Dawn soapy water or Fox Farm dont bug me plant spray maybe? Anyone had these bugs or used any remidies like these? Please Help! Thanks
 

Dr.Pecker

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Symptoms
The larvae emerging from newly laid eggs feed on the root hairs, rootlets and tap roots of the host plant. Early symptoms are wilting and a reddish / yellow discolouration of the outer leaves.Early attacks can result in plant loss but the more common outcome is that surviving plants are distinctly stunted. As the plant roots develop and enlarge the larvae mine into the roots leaving unsightly characteristic reddish / brown tunnels below the skin surface.

Life-cycle
First generation adult flies are often on the wing when cow parsley is in full flower at the end of April. They migrate into crops from nearby sheltered areas such as hedgerows. The adults are very weak fliers and rarely rise above a height of 50 cms. Eggs are laid into soil crevices around the base of host plants. Depending on temperature the larvae usually hatch in about one week and feed on the plant roots.
Further damage can be caused by the larvae moving from plant to plant. After completing three growth stages (moults) the larvae pupate in the soil. The transition from egg to adult can be completed in 3 months.
Carrot flies can survive the winter in a variety of different ways. The adults can survive by sheltering in warm protected environments, the pupae can overwinter in the soil or the larvae can survive in the roots of host plants, especially in crops which have been covered with straw for protection from cold weather.
There are usually two generations per year but a third generation is possible especially if temperatures remain high into the autumn. The first generation arises in late April / early May and the second is on the wing in late July. It is the first two generations which are responsible for economic crop damage.
 

Dr.Pecker

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is that what you have?Soil drench sounds good neem oil drench or azamax drench either way. not while your flowering.
 

purplepride

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In my recent research I have came up with some sort of spotted wing drosophila fly. Not 100% sure but your picture looks much different. These are small and are much lighter colored. There are also other bugs on some that have this wierd antenna looking thing on there heads that moves around. They are also small but dark gray in color.
 

Dr.Pecker

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could be male and female i dont know. I looked for about two hours the other day and couldn't track it down. you would have to try to post more pics maybe find some larva. try hot pepper wax or neem oil.
 

purplepride

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Here is what the other bugs look like... They have a body similar to a tiny grasshoper. I dont even see eyes on them. Just this antenna thing that moves around like crazy on there forehead.IMG_1560[1].JPG
 

Extacie

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Looks like it ^^
We've got a ton here i've been trying to deal with. Think one of the things got inside :cuss:
 
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