By Twohomes
Gers,
France 
A problem in our Dorset garden this time. Our leeks (Musselburgh) are being eaten by a whitish maggot. The leaves above the ground are being chomped up leaving a mushy green mess. The leek below ground seems healthy with a good root. Is there any thing we can do to control/destroy the maggot so we get some sort of crop? Leeks were planted out at end of June and had been growing well.
11 Sep, 2012
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The maggot is most likely the larvae of the Leek Moth!
Sadly there is no effective insecticide available to the amateur gardener.
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Leek%20moth/Leek%20moth.htm
11 Sep, 2012