AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has been released - for the week ending 20th May.

• The warm and dry weather conditions has resulted in another substantial increase in the total number of aphids flying this bulletin week.
• Peach・potato aphids (Myzus persicae) were recorded from Writtle and Starcross but no new arrivals were found. An individual was caught in the FERA yellow water-pan trap network from the Midlands.
• The first arrival of willow ̶ carrot aphids were recorded from Dundee and Newcastle this bulletin week. All fourteen suction-traps have now recorded this species as well as yellow water traps across several parts of England.
• The first arrival of potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) was recorded from Silwood this week.
• First arrival of black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) from the suction-trap network was recorded from Starcross this bulletin week and in yellow water traps from East Anglia.
  

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