All entries for Friday 18 September 2015

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Today we found:

• 5 male and 12 female cabbage root flies (3 water traps)
• 49 bean seed flies (3 traps)
• 8 carrot flies (3 traps)
• 134 cabbage root fly eggs (15 cauliflower plants)
• 31 brassica flea beetles (3 traps)
• 47 small white butterflies (3 traps)

Rosemary Collier : 18 Sep 2015 15:39 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Update on Rothamsted suction trap captures

The latest edition of the Rothamsted Suction Trap Bulletin is attached and relates to the week ending 13 September. In general the numbers of aphid species important to vegetable and salad crops are low.

bulletin_23_2015.pdf

Rosemary Collier : 18 Sep 2015 10:51 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem