Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked on Friday (13th) there were:

• 118 male and 50 female cabbage root flies
• 44 bean seed flies
• 20 flea beetles
• 6 pollen beetles
• 2 cabbage stem weevils
• 28 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 2 small white butterflies

There were 70 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

82 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 13th and 17th September (around 15 plants).

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

Rosemary Collier : 17 Sep 2019 16:28 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked on Friday (13th) there were:

• 207 male and 87 female cabbage root flies
• 35 bean seed flies
• 18 flea beetles
• 3 pollen beetles
• 0 cabbage stem weevils
• 0 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 1 small white butterfly

There were 58 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

78 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 10th and 13th September (around 15 plants).

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

Rosemary Collier : 16 Sep 2019 16:35 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDBAphid News has been published.

The numbers of some species captured in suction traps have increased a bit since last week: peach-potato aphid (8), potato aphid (0), willow-carrot aphid (22 - at Dundee), cabbage aphid (1), currant-lettuce aphid (1), pea aphid (2) and black bean aphid (9) were captured in suction traps during the week ending 8th September.

Rosemary Collier : 13 Sep 2019 15:37 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

When the water traps in the swede plot were checked yesterday (10th) there were:

• 700 male and 223 female cabbage root flies
• 50 bean seed flies
• 7 flea beetles
• 7 pollen beetles
• 4 cabbage stem weevils
• 10 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 2 small white butterflies

There were 122 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

163 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 6th and 10th September (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, 3 turnip moths, 1 silver Y moth and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

Rosemary Collier : 11 Sep 2019 16:06 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

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

• 528 male and 98 female cabbage root flies
• 25 bean seed flies
• 8 flea beetles
• 6 pollen beetles
• 0 cabbage stem weevils
• 1 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 1 small white butterfly

There were 50 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

166 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 3rd and 6th September (around 15 plants).

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

Rosemary Collier : 06 Sep 2019 12:59 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB News has been published.

Low numbers of peach-potato aphid (0), potato aphid (0), willow-carrot aphid (0), cabbage aphid (0), currant-lettuce aphid (0), pea aphid (5) and black bean aphid (2) were captured in suction traps during the week ending 1st September.

Rosemary Collier : 06 Sep 2019 12:55 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

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

• 527 male and 115 female cabbage root flies
• 26 bean seed flies
• 9 flea beetles
• 6 pollen beetles
• 0 cabbage stem weevils
• 2 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 2 small white butterflies

There were 26 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

253 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 30th August and 3rd September (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, 2 turnip moths, 0 silver Y moths and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

Rosemary Collier : 03 Sep 2019 22:31 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

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

• 176 male and 33 female cabbage root flies
• 14 bean seed flies
• 22 flea beetles
• 3 pollen beetles
• 1 cabbage stem weevil
• 5 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils

There were 10 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

38 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 27th and 30th August (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, 2 turnip moths, 0 silver Y moths and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

Rosemary Collier : 30 Aug 2019 19:15 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB News has been published.

Low numbers of peach-potato aphid (3), potato aphid (0), willow-carrot aphid (8), cabbage aphid (1), currant-lettuce aphid (0), pea aphid (2) and black bean aphid (5) were captured in suction traps during the week ending 25^th August.

Rosemary Collier : 30 Aug 2019 19:12 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

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

• 83 male and 17 female cabbage root flies
• 15 bean seed flies
• 50 flea beetles
• 9 pollen beetles
• 0 cabbage stem weevils
• 12 cabbage stem flea beetles
• 0 cabbage seed weevils
• 2 small white butterflies

There were 8 carrot flies on the 3 sticky traps in the new plot for 2019.

29 cabbage root fly eggs were laid between 23rd and 27th August (around 15 plants).

No diamond-back moths, 0 turnip moths, 0 silver Y moths and no cabbage moths were captured in pheromone traps. There are 2 traps for each species.

There was one diamond-back moth on one of our 5 sticky traps.

Rosemary Collier : 27 Aug 2019 15:36 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem