New invasive insect damages broccoli
date:Sep 24, 2019
ficial declaration.

Maine is the last New England state to have found these flies. They have only been found in Franklin and Aroostook counties that we know of, Fuller said. Aroostook has thousands of acres of brassicas. Theyre a big crop there.

The adult fly is about two millimeters in size. The larva, or maggot, is what causes the damage. The maggots go after the active growing points, or meristems, Fuller said. In Brussels sprouts, the sprouts are missing. Broccoli plants are scarred, no he
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