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Mangetout and pea moth

Hi everyone

I have noticed the odd wiggly pea moth caterpillar in some of my peas (yuk). Just read that it effects mangetout too. Should I pull it all up and dispose. I'm scared to eat a whole pod 🤢. Is there any tell tale signs? 

Thank you 

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  • scrogginscroggin Posts: 437
    I stopped growing shelled pea varieties because of pea moth but in 10 years I've never noticed any maggots in my mangetout peas.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    I'm glad this didn't come up before we had harvested our best ever crop of peas this year and we have more plants in flower. Hope they keep away!
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