All entries for Friday 15 May 2015
May 15, 2015
Aphid bulletins
The latest editions of the Rothamsted Suction Trap Bulletin and AHDB Aphid News are attached. The information of interest to vegetable and salad growers is as follows:
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Low numbers of peach–potato aphid are flying in central and southern England.
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Mealy cabbage aphid has overwintered on some oilseed rape crops but is not flying yet.
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The potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) has been caught in low numbers as far north as Kirton.
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The willow–carrot aphid is flying throughout England, with numbers highest in eastern England.
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Pea aphid and black bean aphid have both been caught in the South East this week.
ahdb_aphid_news_20150515.pdf bulletin_05_2015.pdf