All entries for Friday 21 September 2018

September 21, 2018

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has been released (week ending 16 September):

Peach–potato aphids were captured in suction traps at Kirton (10), Hereford (2) and Starcross (1).
Mealy cabbage aphids were found at five sites. All of which were single aphids apart from Kirton (9).
Five willow-carrot aphids (Cavariella aegopodii) were captured at Kirton. No male individuals were found.
One potato aphid was cpatured at Hereford.
Black bean aphids were caught at York (1) and Broom's Barn (1).
Pea aphids were caught at Hereford (2) and Starcross (3).

Between 18th and 21st September our 3 yellow water traps captured:

We caught 1 carrot fly on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were no diamond-back moths, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 1 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 42 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Update – Wellesbourne, 09–15/10/2017, Suction, 12 caught, 0% carrying TuYV Kirton, 09–15/10/2017, Su… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update Spalding 28/9 02/10/2017 YWT 12 caught, 25% carrying TuYV. by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Wellesbourne 02 – 08/10/2017 Suction, 11 caught, 14% carrying TuYV 09 – 12/10/2017 YWT, 1 c… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Wellesbourne 11/9 – 17/9/2017 Suction trap 1 aphid 0% carrying TuYV Wellesbourne 21/9 – 25/… by Angela Hambidge on this entry
Update – Kirton, Lincolnshire 28/8–03/09/2017 Suction trap 4 aphids 33% carrying TuYV Spalding, Linc… by Angela Hambidge on this entry

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