Insects on brassicas at Wellesbourne

Pest activity is now starting to take off on the brassica plots at Wellesbourne. The pests include:

• Cabbage aphids
• Large white butterfly and small white butterfly eggs
• Garden pebble moth (Evergestis forficalis) caterpillars - which have caused a lot of damage to 5-6 adjacent plants in a Brussels sprout plot

Some of the cabbage aphids have been parasitised and they are also being consumed by ladybirds and hover fly larvae.

Here are some images.

Rosemary Collier : 25 Jul 2013 22:26 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem