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Pest update from Wellesbourne

Since Friday we have captured:

In pheromone traps (2 per species):

• Turnip moth = 0
• Silver Y moth = 0
• Cabbage moth = 0
• Diamond-back moth = 2

On 3 sticky traps:

• Carrot fly = 18 (in second sowing)

In 3 water traps:

• Cabbage root fly males = 2
• Cabbage root fly females = 21
• Bean seed flies = 9
• Flea beetles = 16
• Pollen beetles = 1
• Small white butterfly = 3
• Large white butterfly = 0
• Cabbage stem weevil = 0

Cabbage root fly eggs = 17 (15 plants)

On our untreated brassicas there are a few cabbage aphid colonies and a developing infestation of cabbage whitefly.

Rosemary Collier : 30 Aug 2016 16:34 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem