All entries for Friday 28 September 2018

Ahdb Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has been released (week ending 23 September):

• Peach–potato aphids were captured in suction traps at seven sites, with numbers increasing at six sites (maximum of 4).
• Single mealy cabbage aphids were captured at Gogarbank and Newcastle.
• Willow-carrot aphids were captured at Dundee (13) and Silwood Park (1). No male individuals were captured.
• A single black bean aphid was captured at each of 4 sites and 2 were captured at Gogarbank.
• A single pea aphid was captured at Starcross.
• A single currant-lettuce aphid was captured at Silwood Park.
  

Rosemary Collier : 28 Sep 2018 16:08 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 25th and 28th September our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 27 male and 13 female
• Bean seed flies - 17
• Pollen beetles - 6
• Flea beetles - 85
• Cabbage stem weevil - 2
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 10

We caught no carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were no diamond-back moths, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and no turnip moths in our pheromone traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 3 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 28 Sep 2018 16:00 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem