Anti Carrot-Fly Screen will put a stop to the aerial progress of the low flying carrot-fly, a perennial pest for growers of carrots, parsnips, parsley and celery.
Erecting our 61cm/2ft high Anti Carrot-Fly Screen will stop the fly in its tracks as this univited insect cannot fly an and altitude greater than the screen. The Anti Carrot-Fly Screen kit contains 7.9m/26’3” of 0.25mm x 0.8mm ultra fine insect mesh, 6 x 95cm x 16mm/0.6” diameter aluminium tubing and 18 fixing clips and is simple to erect and dismantle.
• The Anti Carrot-Fly Screen will stand approx 61cm/2ft high once assembled (with up to 30cm/1ft pushed into the ground) • Kit consists of 7.9 metres of 0.25mm x 0.8mm ultra fine insect mesh • 6 x 95cm/3ft x 16mm/0.6” diameter aluminium tubing and18 fixing clips • Aluminium tube supports are simply pushed into the soil approx 30cm/1ft • Netting is secured onto uprights with durable clips supplied • Helps to form a barrier against flea beetles, rabbits, cats and rodents too • Also ideal as a windbreak • Ensure the barrier is complete with no open ends or sides • Easily taken down for winter storage
There's nothing more annoying than digging up your home-grown carrots only to find that they're riddled with holes made by carrot-fly larvae. The low flying Carrot-fly is a perennial pest for growers of carrots, parsnips, parsley and celery, but erecting a 61cm high anti Carrot-fly Screen will stop the fly in its tracks. This kit contains 7.9m ultra-fine insect mesh, 6 x 16mm diameter aluminium tubing and 18 fixing clips and is simple to erect and dismantle. Kiss Goodbye to Carrot-Fly, Your Home magazine, August 2009