How to protect the carrot crop from carrot fly outbreaks?

14/10/2020Posted on
How to protect the carrot crop from carrot fly outbreaks
  • The flies lay their eggs around the developing carrots.
  • Maggots of about 10 mm in length cause damage to the outer part of the carrot roots, mainly during October-November, gradually entering and damaging the internal parts of the roots.
  • Carrot leaves start drying up. They first turn yellow and then turn red. Brown tunnels begin to appear under the outer skin of mature roots.
  • use CARBOFURAN 3 % GR@10 kg/acre o or FIPRONIL 0.3% GR@10 kg/acre 
  • As a biological treatment, BEAUVERIA BASSIANA @ 250 gram/ acre as soil treatment
  • All these products used as soil treatment.
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