All entries for Saturday 25 August 2018

August 25, 2018

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has been released.

The peach–potato aphid was only recorded from Dundee (3), Gogarbank (2) and Kirton (20).
Only a single potato aphid was recorded from Dundee (1).
The mealy cabbage aphid was recorded from six sites but increasing at only four, mainly in northern Britain.
No currant-lettuce aphids were trapped.
Only a single willow ̶ carrot aphid was recorded this week from the suction trapat Dundee.
The pea aphid was recorded in single figures from seven sites, but increasing at only four.
The black bean aphid was only caught at Dundee (4), Gogarbank (1) and Preston (1).

Between 21st and 24th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

We caught 10 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were 0 diamond-back moths, 0 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 10 turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 5 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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