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tim

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Here's an easy one?
« on: October 01, 2008, 17:17:02 »
Name please?

Had a trough of Pea shoots germinating nicely. Then the tips started going brown & withering.

Saw this a day or so ago but thought no more of it.

Till today. Watched it scavenging all over the surface - Vermiculite - not scared of me - nosing quite deep in.

Can this have been the culprit? It's longish & thinnish.
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2008, 22:34:20 »
It looks like a Maggot Fly Tim.
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2008, 18:55:30 »
Does that eat shoots??
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2008, 19:17:48 »
Quote from: tim on October 02, 2008, 18:55:30
Does that eat shoots??

No TIM flesh,  I don,t know what type of fly it is. I thought you may have Googled it and thought " Bugger Me "
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2008, 06:45:31 »
Well, something's ruining my shoots - & also the new growth on the indoor Parsley nearby.

It's too slim for a Blowfly. And too unconcerned!
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2008, 17:29:42 »
Could it be Leather Jackets ( crane fly ) they are usually active in September.
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Re: Here's an easy one?
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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2008, 18:29:04 »
Nice tries. But:

1. Def not Daddy Long Legs.

2. Sciriad? A bit underweight??

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Re: Here's an easy one?
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2008, 21:35:54 »
TIM. The more i look at this post the more i think that the fly which i think is a Black Fly has nothing to do with your problem. Perhaps you should have a rake around the top one inch of the soil for some Leather Jackets.
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