All entries for Friday 24 April 2015

Aphid bulletins

A willow–carrot aphid (Cavariella aegopodii) was found in the Wellesbourne trap on 19th April, 13 days earlier than the 10-year average. The shallot aphid (Myzus ascalonicus) remains the most numerous aphid species in the suction-trap samples to date.

Rosemary Collier : 24 Apr 2015 15:30 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Cabbage root fly egg counts in Cornwall

HDC Project FV 416b - Brassicas: Treatments to control cabbage root fly - as part of this one-year HDC project, we are monitoring egg-laying by female cabbage root flies at 5 sites in Cornwall on a range of brassica crops. We’re sampling 20 plants per location and the numbers below are totals for the 20 plants. The sampling is being coordinated by Ellis Luckhurst.

Rosemary Collier : 24 Apr 2015 15:23 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Today's 'captures' consist of:

• 6 male and 3 female cabbage root flies (3 water traps)
• 457 bean seed flies (3 traps)
• 20 flea beetles (3 traps)
• 2 carrot flies (3 traps)
• 3 cabbage root fly eggs (15 cauliflower plants)

Rosemary Collier : 24 Apr 2015 15:18 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem