Term: Fly
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Many different flies cause problems in the garden. Some attack root crops, including carrots, during their larval phase as maggots, while others, like the ubiquitous fruit fly, are full-grown adults when they decide to much on your plants. In some climates, you can time your plantings so that your crop isn’t edible when the flies are seeking it out. You can also try finding resistant plants, keeping the soil at the base of plants covered, or using trap crops to distract fly populations.