All entries for May 2021
May 28, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 3 days):
- 98 carrot fly - 3 traps and only sampling in the new carrots now
In the three yellow water traps:
- 21 male and 0 female cabbage root fly
- 24 bean seed fly
- 358 pollen beetle
- 602 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 23 (15 plants).
No moths in the pheromone traps (2 per species).
May 25, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 4 days):
- 102 (old carrots) and 115 (new carrots) carrot fly - 3 traps per crop
In the three yellow water traps:
- 4 male and 1 female cabbage root fly
- 29 bean seed fly
- 38 pollen beetle
- 7 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 21 (15 plants).
One turnip moth (cutworm) in the pheromone traps (2 per species).
May 22, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Yesterday's trap captures were (over 3 days):
- 48 (old carrots) and 55 (new carrots) carrot fly - 3 traps per crop
In the three yellow water traps:
- 16 male and 1 female cabbage root fly
- 15 bean seed fly
- 89 pollen beetle
- 1 cabbage stem weevil
- 34 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 28 (15 plants).
No moths in the pheromone traps.
May 18, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 4 days):
- 166 (old carrots) and 113 (new carrots) carrot fly - 3 traps per crop
In the three yellow water traps:
- 14 male and 1 female cabbage root fly
- 35 bean seed fly
- 96 pollen beetle
- 3 cabbage stem weevil
- 35 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 7 (15 plants).
1 diamondback moth (2 pheromone traps).
May 17, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Friday's trap captures were (over 3 days):
- 166 (old carrots) and 80 (new carrots) carrot fly - 3 traps per crop
In the three yellow water traps:
- 15 male and 2 female cabbage root fly
- 35 bean seed fly
- 139 pollen beetle
- 4 cabbage stem weevil
- 27 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 19 (15 plants).
1 silver Y moth (2 pheromone traps).
May 11, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 4 days):
- 191 (old carrots) and 35 (new carrots) carrot fly - 3 traps per crop
In the three yellow water traps:
- 3 male and 4 female cabbage root fly
- 90 bean seed fly
- 357 pollen beetle
- 21 cabbage stem weevil
- 4 flea beetle
- 1 cabbage stem flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 33 (15 plants).
No moths in the pheromone traps.
May 07, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 3 days):
- 413 carrot fly
In the three yellow water traps:
- 4 male and 0 female cabbage root fly
- 50 bean seed fly
- 84 pollen beetle
- 5 cabbage stem weevil
- 3 flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 11 (15 plants).
No moths in the pheromone traps.
May 04, 2021
Pest update from Wellesbourne
Today's trap captures were (over 4 days):
- 707 carrot fly
In the three yellow water traps:
- 3 male and 0 female cabbage root fly
- 16 bean seed fly
- 187 pollen beetle
- 22 cabbage stem weevil
- 5 flea beetle
- 1 cabbage stem flea beetle
We are sampling for cabbage root fly eggs and there were 2 (15 plants).
No moths in the pheromone traps.