Narcissus fly

[Michael J Campbell]

Mark,I always watch it,much better than some of the c**p on the other channels at the same time.

[mark smyth]

very true. There are so many good wild life programmes on now

[mark smyth]

Something has happened that will either save my bulbs from the fly or bring a plague. The Housing Exec has just planted 1000s of Narcissus in front of my row of houses

[mark smyth]

80,000! I just asked. They brought in a Dutch man to plant them with a special machine. It makes a an upside down T in the ground, drops in bulbs and closes the hole. He is followed by 6 men he tramp the ground flat again. He will plant millions in my council area. He leaves the north to head down south and across to England.

[Maggi Young]

That's a lot of daffs...... any chance of a photo of the machine at work?

[mark smyth]

Maggi, I thought of it and didnt do it. I'm just back in from the job centre and they are away. Maybe I'll have a wee  drive around looking for them

[mark smyth]

He left for England straight after planting the bulbs. In my estate he planted 250,000 daffodils. He got £8000 for planting bulbs in my borough council area.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A picture of the bulbfield in flower will do Mark !!

[mark smyth]

Now or later Luc? These bulbs are so densly planted I think they will fail in a year or two.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Now or later Luc? These bulbs are so densly planted I think they will fail in a year or two.

I think it should look at it's best in flower Mark ... 

[mark smyth]

well here's the before shot

[Maggi Young]

Narcissus Fly: see also these pages :

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4405.0

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4297.0    lesser narcissus fly

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=204.0

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3690.0 latest, Narc sect.

[Martin Baxendale]

I'm still killing narcissus flies in the garden here, so it seems to be a late season for them and other snowdrop growers might want to keep an eye out for them. Snowdrop leaves should be well shrivelled by now, but the flies can still find them if they're not cleared away - I've seen and killed flies over the last few days obviously being attracted to dried up snowdrop leaves I haven't got around to clearing and composting (I'll be clearing them all up tomorrow, if time allows). 

[Warren Desmond]

Hi All

Came across my first sighting of the Narcissus larva a couple of months ago     (sept 2010)
while digging around in the front garden I thought I would take a gentle look to see how my Galanthus Magnet were doing..approx 100+ bulbs were there I thought built up over the last 5 years...lost about half either last year or over 2 years..

Have been recommended Bonide fruit tree spray...no idea whether it works or not.. but willing to have a go...I found the information on previous posts on this subject a huge help as if this doesn't work I have access to agriculture sprays from my previous life as a farming contractor..
I will keep you update'd on my progress or maybe lack of it 

Cheers Warren

[mark smyth]

  Did you find those after or before using Bonide fruit tree spray?