Update from Wellesbourne

We have now started checking the water traps twice a week.

When the water traps were checked at Wellesbourne on 11th April there were:

• 20 male and 4 femaie cabbage root flies
• 33 bean seed flies
• 5 flea beetles
• 45 pollen beetles

When all the traps were checked at Wellesbourne on 15th April there were:

• 90 male and 7 femaie cabbage root flies
• 83 bean seed flies
• 7 flea beetles
• 59 pollen beetles
• 5 cabbage stem weevils
• 2 cabbage stem flea beetles

There were 4 carrot flies on the sticky traps.

We are now also sampling for cabbage root flies eggs (15 cauliflower plants). None were laid up to 15th April.

Rosemary Collier : 16 Apr 2019 14:01 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem