In a message dated 8/16/04 6:10:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rarebulbs@earthlink.net writes: > I had a lot of bulb fly damage last year and tried to salvage some of the > bulbs by twin scaling or chipping the healthy part that was left. Diana ~ If this happens again, don't cut up the bulbs as the frass created by the larva contains an antifungicidal compound that will prevent the remains of the bulb from rotting (I've never been able to convince the powers that be in any of the bulb groups I belong to to underwrite an investigation to determine just what that compound is. The cost of this basal rot (fusarium suppressant) "cure" could be offset by royalties from its manufacture and sale. After all, daffodils aren't the only tunicate bulb that suffers from fusarium rots.). If the bulb is large enough (i.e., not so small that it was totally consumed), the destruction of the apical meristem (the center part and bud) frees the secondary meristem from the dominance of the apical meristem and bulblets will sprout along the base of the outer scales. I know a parasitized bulb (after removal of the larva) looks like it's hopeless, but plant it anyway and wait a year. Lots easier than twin scaling. Dave Karnstedt Cascade Daffodils Silverton, Oregon email: davekarn@aol.com