All entries for October 2019

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid Newshas been published.

The total numbers of pest aphids captured in the suction traps during the week ending 29 September are as follows: peach-potato aphid (76), potato aphid (0), willow-carrot aphid (599 - with 553 at Dundee), cabbage aphid (20 - at Kirton), currant-lettuce aphid (0), pea aphid (13) and black bean aphid (38).

Rosemary Collier : 04 Oct 2019 16:47 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked today there were:

• 24 male and 55 female cabbage root flies
• 36 bean seed flies
• 3 flea beetles
• 1 pollen beetles
• 51 cabbage stem weevils
• 8 cabbage stem flea beetle
• 0 cabbage seed weevils

There were 36 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps.

14 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 1st and 4th October (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, no turnip moths, 1 silver Y moth and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

Rosemary Collier : 04 Oct 2019 15:39 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked today there were:

• 163 male and 98 female cabbage root flies
• 121 bean seed flies
• 4 flea beetles
• 5 pollen beetles
• 12 cabbage stem weevils
• 1 cabbage stem flea beetle
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 1 small white butterfly

There were 89 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps.

28 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 27th September and 1st October (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, 1 turnip moth, 1 silver Y moth and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

Rosemary Collier : 01 Oct 2019 15:29 |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem