Update on Rothamsted suction trap captures – week ending 7th August
A new edition of the Rothamsted Insect Survey Aphid Bulletin has been published (week ending 7th August). The latest edition of AHDB APHID News is here.
- The peach–potato aphid was caught in ones and twos at seven sites this bulletin week.
- The numbers of willow ̶carrot aphid (Cavariella aegopodii) flying are low everywhere.
- Two currant-lettuce aphids (Nasonovia ribisnigri) were caught at York.
- Numbers of parsnip aphids are low (Cavariella pastinaceae Preston 1, Rothamsted 3, Silwood Park 1 and Wye 1, Cavariella theobaldi Silwood Park 1 and Wye 1).
- Numbers of the black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) remain very low, it was caught at five sites, with highest numbers at Dundee (13).
- The pea aphid was caught at eight sites with highest numbers at Kirton (48).
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