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Re: Burrowing Fly

Michael D. Cook wrote:
> 
> Hello; today I spotted a golden-greenish (metallic shine) fly burrowing
> into the ground in my garden.  When I went to see what it was doing, I
> discovered two holes of identical appearance, one containing the fly.  I
> assume it was laying eggs, so I stomped it.  Now I have to wait for the
> eggs to hatch, unless there is something I can do to kill them.  The fly
> holes were dug about 4" from a tomato plant, in damp soil, and about 2'
> from a cabbage seedling.
> 
> What is this fly, what will its offspring do to my plants, and can the eggs
> be killed w/o using a strong poison like Spectracide?  Maybe vinegar?
> 
> Sheila Smith
> mikecook@pipeline.com
> Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6

Or maybe you don't have to worry about it.  Lots of things happen in the
little world of the garden that are of no consequence.  My garden is
crawling with invertebrates of all kinds and yet the only ones I have
problems with are slugs and cabbage root maggots.  The fly you describe
is not a cabbage root maggot.

Steve  (Maritime...)
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