All entries for Saturday 07 October 2017

October 07, 2017

Between Tuesday and yesterday we found the following:

On 3 sticky traps:

In 3 water traps in a plot of swedes.

We have stopped sampling for cabbage root fly eggs.

We caught 3 silver Y moths in our pheromone traps.

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has just been published.

Peach–potato aphids (Myzus persicae) were caught at twelve suction trap sites. The highest number caught was from the trap at Hereford (42).
Mealy cabbage aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae) were caught and increasing in number at Kirton (6), Hereford (1) and Wye (4).
The willow-carrot aphid (Cavariella aegopodii) was caught in four sites this week. Numbers have increased most noticeably at Dundee and to a lesser extent at York and Kirton . A further four male individuals were caught from Dundee this week suggesting that the autumn migration back to willows to overwinter is underway

Update – Wellesbourne, 09–15/10/2017, Suction, 12 caught, 0% carrying TuYV Kirton, 09–15/10/2017, Su… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update Spalding 28/9 02/10/2017 YWT 12 caught, 25% carrying TuYV. by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Wellesbourne 02 – 08/10/2017 Suction, 11 caught, 14% carrying TuYV 09 – 12/10/2017 YWT, 1 c… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Wellesbourne 11/9 – 17/9/2017 Suction trap 1 aphid 0% carrying TuYV Wellesbourne 21/9 – 25/… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Kirton, Lincolnshire 28/8–03/09/2017 Suction trap 4 aphids 33% carrying TuYV Spalding, Linc… by Angela Hambidge on this entry

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