All entries for Friday 20 October 2017

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has just been published.

• Peach–potato aphids (Myzus persicae) were caught at eight suction trap sites and increased in number at five. The highest numbers caught were from Kirton (29) and Preston (28).
• No mealy cabbage aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae) were caught this week.
• The willow-carrot aphid (Cavariella aegopodii) was caught in six traps this week. Eight male individuals were caught from York, suggesting that autumn migration back to willows is continuing.

Rosemary Collier : 20 Oct 2017 16:02 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between Tuesday and today we found the following:

On 3 sticky traps:

• 7 carrot flies

In 3 water traps in a plot of swedes.

• 6 male cabbage root flies and 5 females
• 10 bean seed flies
• 4 pollen beetles
• 1 cabbage stem weevil
• 1 flea beetle

We have stopped sampling for cabbage root fly eggs.

We caught 1 silver Y moth iand 3 turnip moths n our pheromone traps.

Rosemary Collier : 20 Oct 2017 11:19 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem