All entries for November 2016
November 30, 2016
Pest update for 29 November
We have taken in all our traps now apart from those for carrot fly - which is still going...
97 flies captured on 3 traps during the past week.
November 23, 2016
Pest update for Tuesday 22 November
On 3 sticky traps:
- Carrot fly = 53
In 3 water traps:
- Cabbage root fly males = 0
- Cabbage root fly females = 1
- Bean seed flies =10
We have taken our pheromone traps down and stopped looking for cabbaeg root fly eggs!
November 22, 2016
Brassica aphids and virus News
The proportion of peach potato aphid (M. persicae) carrying Turnip yellows virus (TuYV)
Date |
Type of trap |
Numbers of M. persicae caught |
% of those tested carrying TuYV |
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire |
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31/10-06/11/2016 |
Suction trap |
0 |
- |
Kirton, Lincolnshire |
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31/10-06/11/2016 |
Suction trap |
4 |
25% |
Leverton, Lincolnshire |
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03/11-10/11/2016 |
Yellow water traps |
0 |
- |
This data completes the 2016 season, trapping will resume in June 2017.
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV), formerly known as Beet western yellows virus, is a very important pathogen of vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape. It is spread by the peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae).
This data is collected as part of project ‘Developing integrated approaches for pest and disease control in horticultural field crops’ with funding from the BBSRC Horticulture And Potato Initiative (HAPI).
Diana Katschnig and Angela Hambidge, Plant-Virus Interactions Group, University of Warwick; Alex Greenslade, Rothamsted Research & Rothamsted Insect Survey; Carl Sharp, Allium & Brassica Agronomy Ltd.
November 15, 2016
Pest update from Wellesbourne
On 3 sticky traps:
- Carrot fly = 161
In 3 water traps:
- Cabbage root fly males = 0
- Cabbage root fly females = 0
- Bean seed flies =33
We have taken our pheromone traps down and stopped looking for cabbaeg root fly eggs!
November 11, 2016
Pest update for Wellesbourne on 8th November
On 3 sticky traps:
- Carrot fly = 88
In 3 water traps:
- Cabbage root fly males = 0
- Cabbage root fly females = 0
- Bean seed flies =21
We have taken our pheromone traps down and stopped looking for cabbaeg root fly eggs!
November 08, 2016
Brassica aphids and virus News
The proportion of peach potato aphid (M. persicae) carrying Turnip yellows virus (TuYV)
Date |
Type of trap |
Numbers of M. persicae caught |
% of those tested carrying TuYV |
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire |
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24/10-30/10/2016 |
Suction trap |
6 |
33% |
27/10-03/11/2016 |
Yellow water traps |
1 |
0% |
Kirton, Lincolnshire |
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24/10-30/10/2016 |
Suction trap |
2 |
50% |
Leverton, Lincolnshire |
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27/10-03/11/2016 |
Yellow water traps |
12 |
25% |
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV), formerly known as Beet western yellows virus, is a very important pathogen of vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape. It is spread by the peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae).
This data is collected as part of project ‘Developing integrated approaches for pest and disease control in horticultural field crops’ with funding from the BBSRC Horticulture And Potato Initiative (HAPI).
Diana Katschnig and Angela Hambidge, Plant-Virus Interactions Group, University of Warwick; Alex Greenslade, Rothamsted Research & Rothamsted Insect Survey; Carl Sharp, Allium & Brassica Agronomy Ltd.
November 04, 2016
Pest update for Wellesbourne on 1st November
On 3 sticky traps:
- Carrot fly = 108
In 3 water traps:
- Cabbage root fly males = 1
- Cabbage root fly females = 1
- Bean seed flies = 8
We have taken our pheromone traps down and stopped looking for cabbaeg root fly eggs!
November 01, 2016
Brassica aphids and virus News
The proportion of peach potato aphid (M. persicae) carrying Turnip yellows virus (TuYV)
Date |
Type of trap |
Numbers of M. persicae caught |
% of those tested carrying TuYV |
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire |
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17/10-23/10/2016 |
Suction trap |
1 |
- |
20/10-27/10/2016 |
Yellow water traps |
0 |
- |
Kirton, Lincolnshire |
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17/10-23/10/2016 |
Suction trap |
0 |
- |
Leverton, Lincolnshire |
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20/10-27/10/2016 |
Yellow water traps |
0 |
- |
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV), formerly known as Beet western yellows virus, is a very important pathogen of vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape. It is spread by the peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae).
This data is collected as part of project ‘Developing integrated approaches for pest and disease control in horticultural field crops’ with funding from the BBSRC Horticulture And Potato Initiative (HAPI).
Diana Katschnig and Angela Hambidge, Plant-Virus Interactions Group, University of Warwick; Alex Greenslade, Rothamsted Research & Rothamsted Insect Survey; Carl Sharp, Allium & Brassica Agronomy Ltd.