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Can I plant solid-stemmed wheat for a few years and get rid of sawflies?

April 26, 2017plant rid sawflies wheat

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Can I plant solid-stemmed wheat for a few years and get rid of sawflies?

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No, sawflies can survive and reproduce in solid-stemmed wheat, although not nearly as well as in hollow-stemmed wheat. One female may lay up to 50 eggs, therefore it doesn’t take many survivors to infest and damage a more susceptible variety.