AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News is available.

• The peach-potato aphid was caught at eleven sites across England this week, with numbers increasing at eight. There was a hotspot at Wellesbourne (134).
• The potato aphid was caught at five sites in single figures this bulletin week, increasing in number at three.
• The mealy cabbage aphid was recorded from eleven sites in England this week, increasing at six. The highest number caught was from Writtle (87).
• A single currant-lettuce aphid was recorded from the ST at Starcross this week.
• The willow ̶ carrot aphid was caught at twelve sites this week, with numbers increasing at five sites. The highest number found was from Silwood (19).
• The pea aphid was recorded from twelve sites this week across Britain and increasing in number at nine. The highest number caught was from Rothamsted (48).
• The black bean aphid was caught at thirteen sites this week and increasing in number at nine across Britain.

Rosemary Collier : 06 Jul 2018 16:47 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 3rd and 6th July our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 14 male and 13 female
• Bean seed flies - 16
• Pollen beetles - 1194
• Flea beetles - 64
• Cabbage stem weevil - 10
• Cabbage seed weevil - 3
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 46
• 3 small white butterflies

We caught 2 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our carrots.

There were 6 diamond-back moths, 1 silver Y moth, no cabbage moths and no turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

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

Rosemary Collier : 06 Jul 2018 16:43 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 29th June and 3rd July our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 19 male and 8 female
• Bean seed flies - 14
• Pollen beetles - 1638
• Flea beetles - 10
• Cabbage stem weevil - 5
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 4

We caught 2 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our carrots.

There were 9 diamond-back moths, 0 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 1 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 28 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 03 Jul 2018 21:19 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 26th and 29th June our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 14 male and 8 female
• Bean seed flies - 23
• Pollen beetles - 1381
• Flea beetles - 6
• Cabbage stem weevil - 7
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 1

We caught 3 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in our carrots.

There were 5 diamond-back moths, 0 silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and no turnip moths in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were no cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 02 Jul 2018 16:41 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News is available.

• The peach–potato aphid was caught at 10 suction trap (ST) sites this week, but with numbers increasing at only five. The highest number recorded was from Broom’s Barn (67).
• The potato aphid was caught at six sites in single figures this bulletin week, increasing in number at four.
• The cabbage aphid was caught from 11 ST sites in England this week, increasing at 10. There was a hotspot at Starcross (46).
• No currant-lettuce aphids were recorded from the ST this week.
• The willow ̶carrot aphid was caught at 11 ST sites this week, with numbers increasing across England. The highest number found was at York (29) and Broom’s Barn (25).
• The pea aphid was recorded from, and increasing in number at, 11 ST sites this week. The highest number caught was from Rothamsted (41).
• The black bean aphid was caught at eight ST sites this week and increasing in number at seven across England.

Rosemary Collier : 01 Jul 2018 06:41 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 22nd and 26th June our 3yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 3 male and 9 female
• Bean seed flies - 15
• Pollen beetles - approx 12,000
• Flea beetles - 0
• Cabbage stem weevil - 3
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 0

We caught 3 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in spring-sown carrots.

There were 3 diamond-back moths, 1 silver Y moth, no cabbage moths and 1 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 1 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 27 Jun 2018 08:44 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 19th and 22nd June our 3yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 7 male and 6 female
• Bean seed flies - 17
• Pollen beetles - approx 7,000
• Flea beetles - 0
• Cabbage stem weevil - 0
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 0

We caught 3 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in spring-sown carrots.

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

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

Rosemary Collier : 22 Jun 2018 18:39 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AHDB Aphid News

The latest edition of AHDB Aphid News is available.

• The peach–potato aphid was caught at eleven ST (sucton trap) sites, increasing at eight. The highest number was recorded from Broom’s Barn (56).
• The potato aphid was caught at six ST sites in single figures, increasing in number at Dundee, Wye and Starcross.
• The cabbage aphid was caught from seven ST sites, increasing at four.
• A single currant-lettuce aphid was recorded from Silwood Park.
• The willow ̶carrot aphid was caught at all ST sites apart from Newcastle, with numbers generally down and only increasing at York, Wellesbourne and Starcross.
• The pea aphid was caught in single figures at ten ST sites and increasing at eight.
• The black bean aphid was caught at nine sites including a hotspot at Starcross.

Rosemary Collier : 22 Jun 2018 16:10 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 15th and 19th June our 3 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 16 male and 5 female
• Bean seed flies - 28
• Pollen beetles - 797
• Flea beetles - 13
• Cabbage stem weevil - 3
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 0

We caught 7 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in spring-sown carrots.

There were 3 diamond-back moths, no silver Y moths, no cabbage moths and 1 turnip moth in our traps (2 traps per pest).

There were 0 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 19 Jun 2018 15:57 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pest update from Wellesbourne

Between 12th and 15th June our 2 yellow water traps captured:

• Cabbage root flies - 3 male and 0 female
• Bean seed flies - 6
• Pollen beetles - 608
• Flea beetles - 5
• Cabbage stem weevil - 2
• Cabbage seed weevil - 0
• Cabbage stem flea beetle - 1

We caught 14 carrot flies on 3 sticky traps in spring-sown carrots.

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

There were 17 cabbage root fly eggs around our 15 brassica plants.

Rosemary Collier : 15 Jun 2018 16:55 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem