This spring we've had some problems with our garlic. Around the time scapes normally form we noticed we weren't getting any. A closer inspection revealed the scapes were dying off as they formed, turning white and mushy. We've had so much rain my first thought was that the ground was too wet. Closer inspection found holes in the leaves, and I started to suspect a bug/pest of some kind.
I recently pulled up a plant for a closer look and dissection. I found, a small, white worm.
Crap.
I don't know what it is, but I'm afraid we're going to lose the whole bed. We don't typically use pesticides, and so it's time to go searching for a natural remedy if we can find one.
Update: After some research, I found out that the pest we've got is a leek moth. Details here. Not sure what we're going to do to save the garlic, yet. We may just give it up.
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