Update on aphid captures by Rothamsted suction traps

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has just been released and the most recent information about aphid captures is here - for captures in the week ending 5th June.

• The first peach-potato aphid was caught at Dundee and there was a big hotspot at Wellesbourne (167).
• The willow-carrot aphid was caught at 13 sites with hotspots at Preston (105), Dundee (88) and Wellesbourne (78).
• The pea aphid was caught at nine sites with numbers decreasing at 7 sites.
• The cabbage aphid was caught a nine sites with hotspots at Wellesbourne (112) and Hereford (125).
• Low numbers of the black bean aphid were caught at 4 sites spanning from Dundee to Starcross which remains the hotspot for this species.
• Single currant-lettuce aphids were caught at Dundee and York.
• Parsnip aphids were caught at Preston (Cavariella pastinaceae 25) and single aphids at Kirton and Starcross (both Cavariella theobaldi).

Rosemary Collier : 10 Jun 2016 15:09 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem