All entries for Friday 14 August 2015

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Today we found:

• 15 male and 6 female cabbage root flies (3 water traps)
• 67 bean seed flies (3 traps)
• 23 carrot flies (3 traps) in our new carrots
• 85 cabbage root fly eggs (15 cauliflower plants)
• 27 brassica flea beetles (3 traps)
• 5 pollen beetles (3 traps)
• 7 cabbage stem weevils (3 traps)
• 6 large white butterflies (3 traps)
• 14 small white butterflies (3 traps)
• 2 turnip moths (2 traps)
• 1 diamond-back moth (2 traps)

Rosemary Collier : 14 Aug 2015 17:21 |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Updated aphid bulletins

The latest editions of the Rothamsted Suction Trap Bulletin and AHDB Aphid News are attached and relate to the week ending 9 August. In general the numbers of aphid species important to vegetable and salad crops are low.

ahdb-aphid-news-1-.pdf bulletin_18_2015.pdf

Rosemary Collier : 14 Aug 2015 17:18 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem