{"id":50596,"date":"2017-04-01T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-are-the-white-larvae-on-my-cherry-tree-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2017-04-01T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T10:03:27","slug":"ask-alys-what-are-the-white-larvae-on-my-cherry-tree-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-are-the-white-larvae-on-my-cherry-tree-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: what are the white larvae on my cherry tree? | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur gardening expert has the answerLast summer, the fruit from my cherry tree had pinpricks and I\u00a0found tiny white larvae in some of\u00a0the cherries, even though I had treated the tree with a spray. What\u00a0shall I do? I think you may have the spotted winged drosophila (SWD) fruit fly, which looks like a common fruit fly, except the adult male has a distinct spot on each wing. While the common fruit fly is harmless to fruit\u00a0with undamaged skin, female SWDs pierce the skin of cherries and other fruit to lay their eggs.As an organic gardener, I would never advocate using pesticide sprays; the best method of reducing\u00a0these flies is to trap and monitor them early, before they get\u00a0to your fruit. You can buy specialised traps and attractant from\u00a0Agralan ; you\u2019ll find\u00a0advice on\u00a0how to place the traps\u00a0on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board website. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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