Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 21st and 24th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 16 male and 4 female
• Bean seed flies - 24
• Pollen beetles - 6
• Flea beetles - 192
• Cabbage stem weevil - 0
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 3
• Small white butterfly - 2

We caught 10 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were 0 diamond-back moths, 0 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 10 turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 5 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 25 Aug 2018 07:29 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 17th and 21st August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 32 male and 13 female
• Bean seed flies - 13
• Pollen beetles - 15
• Flea beetles - 265
• Cabbage stem weevil -1
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 1
• Small white butterfly - 1

We caught 17 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were 0 diamond-back moths, 0 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 4 turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 11 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 21 Aug 2018 16:58 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News has just been released (for the week ending 12th August).

• The peach–potato aphid was found in suction traps at York (2) and Kirton (14).
• The mealy cabbage aphid was found at six sites, increasing at only three.
• One currant-lettuce aphid was found in the Hereford trap.
• Only a single willow ̶ carrot aphid was captured - from York.
• The pea aphid was captured in single figures at six sites, increasing at only Wellesbourne.
• The black bean aphid was only captured at Dundee (4), Gogarbank (11) and York (1).
• The potato aphid was only found in traps at Dundee (1) and Gogarbank (3).

Rosemary Collier : 17 Aug 2018 16:08 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 14th and 17th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 32 male and 23 female
• Bean seed flies - 45
• Pollen beetles - 7
• Flea beetles - 202
• Cabbage stem weevil -1
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 1

We caught 7 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our second sowing of carrots.

There were 1 diamond-back moth, 2 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 4 turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 15 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 17 Aug 2018 15:58 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 10th and 14th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 12 male and 2 female
• Bean seed flies - 36
• Pollen beetles - 5
• Flea beetles - 248
• Cabbage stem weevil -2
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 4

We caught 14 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our first sowing of carrots and 27 carrot flies on our traps in the second sowing.

There were 1 diamond-back moth, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 7 turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 3 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 14 Aug 2018 17:27 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellebourne

Between 7th and 10th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 2 male and 5 female
• Bean seed flies - 16
• Pollen beetles - 24
• Flea beetles - 438
• Cabbage stem weevil - 2
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 2
• Small white butterfly - 1

We caught 28 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our first sowing of carrots and 8 carrot flies on our traps in the second sowing.

There were no diamond-back moths, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 10 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 7 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 10 Aug 2018 16:19 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News is available (week ending 5th August).

• The peach–potato aphid was recorded from six suction trap sites, increasing at Newcastle. There was a hotspot at Kirton (67).
• The potato aphid was recorded from Dundee, Gogarbank and Newcastle, with numbers increasing at only Newcastle.
• The mealy cabbage aphid was recorded from 10 sites but decreasing across the country, apart from Hereford (where there was an increase).
• One currant-lettuce aphid was recorded from the Kirton ST this week.
• No willow ̶carrot aphids were recorded.
• The pea aphid was recorded from nine sites, increasing at only Newcastle and Hereford. The highest number was recorded from York (42).
• The black bean aphid was caught at five sites. There was a hotspot at Dundee (32).

Rosemary Collier : 10 Aug 2018 16:16 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 3rd and 7th August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 0 male and 6 female
• Bean seed flies - 16
• Pollen beetles - 25
• Flea beetles - 670
• Cabbage stem weevil - 6
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 1

We caught 91 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our first sowing of carrots and 16 carrot flies on our traps in the second sowing.

There were 2 diamond-back moths, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 1 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 21 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 07 Aug 2018 16:54 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

Tha latest edition of AHDB Aphid News is available - for the week ending 29th July.

• The peach–potato aphid was recorded from 11 suction trap sites, decreasing over most of Britain with numbers only increasing at Dundee. There was, however, a hotspot at Kirton (266).
• The potato aphid was caught at six sites, with numbers increasing at only York and Starcross.
• The mealy cabbage aphid was recorded from all sites but increasing at only three. There was a hotspot at York (125).
• Two currant-lettuce aphids were recorded from the Hereford trap.
• The willow ̶carrot aphid was caught at six sites in single figures, with numbers increasing at four. The highest number found was at Preston (4).
• The pea aphid was recorded from all sites, apart from Silwood, and increased in number at four. There were hotspots at York (155) and Kirton (106).
• The black bean aphid was caught at 11 sites, increasing in number at four. There was a hotspot at Dundee (108).

Rosemary Collier : 04 Aug 2018 06:39 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update 3rd August

Between 31st July and 3rd August our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 2 male and 8 female
• Bean seed flies - 23
• Pollen beetles - 16
• Flea beetles - 640
• Cabbage stem weevil - 4
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 2

We caught 45 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our first sowing of carrots and 12 carrot flies on our traps in the second sowing.

There were 1 diamond-back moth, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and no turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 36 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 03 Aug 2018 17:52 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem