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Onions, Garlic: Onion maggot categories: Onions, Garlic Onions, Garlic Insects Vegetables revision date: 2022-12-07 12:00 Onion maggot and damagePhoto by: E.P. Breakey Biology The onion maggot is the larvae of a slender gray fly about 1⁄4″ in length. Female flies lay eggs near the base of host plants including onion, garlic, leek, and shallot. The […]

Onions, Garlic: Onion thrips categories: Onions, Garlic Onions, Garlic Insects Vegetables revision date: 2023-04-04 12:00 Onion thripsPhoto by: Unknown Biology Onion thrips are tiny, slender insects about 1⁄16″ long. They are yellowish to dark in color, depending on age. They feed on tender inner leaves, causing longitudinal silvery to white mottling or streaking along the […]