Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook

Rutabaga and turnip seed-Cabbage maggot

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Cabbage maggot
Delia radicum Linnaeus
Molting
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Cabbage maggot
Delia radicum Linnaeus
Egg(s) on host
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Cabbage maggot
Delia radicum Linnaeus
Showing damage
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Cabbage maggot
Delia radicum Linnaeus
Immature
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Delia brassicae

Pest description and crop damage Larvae are legless white maggots that feed on roots.

Management-chemical control

See:

Turnip (roots and tops) and rutabaga-Cabbage maggot

Kaur, N. (Ed.). 2024 Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook.
© Oregon State University.

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