Pest update from Wellesbourne
Since Tuesday we have captured:
In pheromone traps (2 per species):
- Turnip moth = 0
- Silver Y moth = 0
- Cabbage moth = 0
- Diamond-back moth = 0
On 3 sticky traps:
- Carrot fly = 28 (in second sowing)
In 3 water traps:
- Cabbage root fly males = 3
- Cabbage root fly females = 21
- Bean seed flies = 7
- Flea beetles = 17
- Pollen beetles = 0
- Small white butterfly = 2
- Large white butterfly = 0
- Cabbage stem weevil = 0
Cabbage root fly eggs = 14 (15 plants)
On our untreated brassicas there are a few cabbage aphid colonies and a developing infestation of cabbage whitefly.
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