All entries for Tuesday 13 August 2013

Silver Y moths

There are still plenty of silver Y moths about and they are feeding on a variety of flowering plants. This is one captured in a light trap in Warwickshire on Sunday night.

Rosemary Collier : 13 Aug 2013 08:00 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update Wellesbourne

Yesterday we found:

• 15 carrot flies (3 traps) - numbers still low
• No cabbage root fly eggs (15 plants)
• 4 silver Y moths, 1 turnip moth, 1 diamond-back moth (2 traps each species)
• 28 bean seed flies, 28 pollen beetles, 2 flea beetles (3 traps)
• 14 small white and 10 large white butterflies (3 traps)

Rosemary Collier : 13 Aug 2013 07:53 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem