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August 09, 2019

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid Newshas been released for the week ending 4th August.

  • Peach–potato aphid numbers were about the same as the previous week - but all were captured in Scotland.
  • Two potato aphids were captured in Scotland.
  • Cabbage aphid numbers declined to about half of the previous week.
  • Single currant–lettuce aphids were captured at Inverness, Dundee and Starcross.
  • Four willow-carrot aphids were captured; one each from Preston and Wellesbourne, as well as two from Hereford.
  • Pea aphid numbers decreased to around 77% of the previous week.
  • Five black bean aphids were captured.

Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked today there were:

  • 24 male and 11 female cabbage root flies
  • 23 bean seed flies
  • 11 flea beetles
  • 99 pollen beetles
  • 5 cabbage stem weevils
  • 31 cabbage stem flea beetles
  • 0 cabbage seed weevils

There were 133 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

54 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 6th and 9th August (around 15 plants).

Two diamond-back moths, 2 turnip moths, 3 silver Y moths and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

We also caught 4 diamond-back moths on 5 carrot fly traps.



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