Description

• Adult: Small, gray, bristly fly with black legs. It is less than ¼" long.
• Larvae: White to yellow-white maggot with tough skin, pointed head and round tail.
• Eggs: Laid singly or in clusters in moist soil. Each female lays an average of 270 eggs. 
   

Timing of damage: VE to V2

Type of damage: Maggot burrows into seeds and destroys the germ.

Scouting: Dig up ungerminated seeds and check for maggots.

Economic threshold: None established. Use of a seed treatment is advised.