Best cherry tomatoes

[sjamesNorway]

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

Yes I have a pyrethrin based spray.. not an easy solution though. The creatures are vigorous ...

Agree about maggots / worms in raspberries... always look carefully when picking!

NarnianGarden, in northern Europe the most common "worms" in raspberries are the larvae of the raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus). They lay eggs in the flowers. I spray the flowers with an insecticide called "Calypso" (made by Bayer), and haven't had problems with worms since I started using it. The only catch is, you should spray late at night, when few bumblebees and other pollinating insects are active.

Steve

[NarnianGarden]

James: yes, they are larvae.. We have lots of wild raspberry bushes around us so those are what we pick (if we do - it takes guts to go to that jungle sometimes!).. It depends a lot on the year though. But every kid in Finland (at least my generation) grew up learning to eat their raspberries eyes open
Sometimes one or two end up to the freezer and they're a nasty surprise when you open the box in the winter time. No big deal though, pick up the poor thing and eat the berries. No worries

[drew51]

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

Yes I have a pyrethrin based spray.. not an easy solution though. The creatures are vigorous ...

Agree about maggots / worms in raspberries... always look carefully when picking!

I have found alone it is not effective but with oil the two work well together. Spider mites are tough to get rid of. When on non-edible plants I hit them with heavy guns.