{"id":2744,"date":"2012-03-06T09:28:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T14:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=2744"},"modified":"2023-03-20T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T18:58:50","slug":"cabbage-maggot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/cabbage-maggot\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabbage Maggot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"12867\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12867 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a cabbage maggot larva in a root ball\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-846x565.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD-951x635.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/CabbageMaggot-JFD.jpg 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabbage Maggot (<i>Delia radicum<\/i>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Cabbage Maggot<\/strong> (<em>Delia radicum<\/em>) is a very destructive fly pest, attacking plants of the genus <em>Brassica<\/em>: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, radishes, rutabagas, turnips, etc., <em>\u2013all cool-season plants<\/em>. Wilting leaves and a delay in plant growth are usually a sign of maggot damage and indicate that roots need to be checked for maggots. Sometimes as many as 300 larvae can be found on a single plant! The maggots damage the inner parts of the main root, interfering with the transport of water and nutrients to the stem and leaves, often leading to the death of the plant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"113\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"A composite of four images of Cabbage Maggot larvae with one of the images showing two examples of some young cabbage plants with a noticeable lack of roots compared to one undamaged plant.\" width=\"322\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-317x213.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-423x284.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot-634x425.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/CabbageMaggot.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,322px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the image for a larger view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The adult flies [<a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/b\/b3\/Delia.radicum.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cabbage maggot adult fly photo at wikimedia<\/a>], which hatch in the spring (month of May) from overwintering pupae in the soil, are grey in color and resemble the common house fly. They feed on nectar, mate, and lay their eggs at the base of whatever <em>Brassica <\/em>plants they can find.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5005e\/\">Cabbage Maggot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cabbage Maggot (Delia radicum) is a very destructive fly pest, attacking plants of the genus Brassica: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, radishes, rutabagas, turnips, etc., \u2013all cool-season plants. Wilting leaves and a delay in plant growth are usually a sign of maggot damage and indicate that roots need to be checked for maggots. 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