Dead french beans - HELP!

[Tinkie_Bear]

I have received an email from my dad who is having bean problems ...

"I have a problem with my french bean plants. Planted them out from greenhouse last week.
now this happening to them. Any ideas how to stop them from dying, as i have lost over half of them now."

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Helen

[Tinkie_Bear]

[Manouche]

Oh dear poor things....Did you harden them off before planting. Have you had a cold spell of weather since they were planted.

[davyw1]

Looks like a touch of cabbage root fly

[saddad]

I saw the maggots... do they attack French Beans?  :-\

[Suzanne]

I had something similar happen with outdoor cucs once - tiny white maggots eating the stem - I was told it was vine weevil larvae, possibly bought in with infected compost. Not sure if this is the same thing but I ended up resowing the lot.

[Tinkie_Bear]

Thanks for your replies, I will let dad know the verdicts.

Thanks agaian x