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Pests
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13 July 2021
Pea thrips cause damage to peas and require frequent monitoring to prevent crop losses.
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6 June 2022
The potato aphid is widespread and affects potatoes, as well as lettuce, sugar beet and vegetable brassicas.
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6 June 2022
The tarnished plant bug damages numerous field crops including carrots, lettuce, sugar beet and celery.
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6 June 2022
The willow–carrot aphid affects carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley and potatoes, and transmits viruses.
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6 June 2022
This aphid causes feeding damage and transmits damaging viruses.
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13 July 2021
Several species of thrips damage sugar beet, including Caliothrips fasciatus, field thrips and onion thrips.
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23 July 2021
Learn how to identify and monitor for the beet leaf miner.
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6 June 2022
Find out about the life cycle and management of the brassica leaf miner on vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape.
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6 June 2022
The cabbage root fly is present throughout the UK and can damage cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprout, kale, Chinese cabbage, swede, turnip and radish.
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6 June 2022
Leatherjackets (larvae of crane flies) damage the roots of a wide range of crops.
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6 June 2022
Understand the biology and damage caused by the onion fly.
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6 June 2022
Pea midge attacks can result in serious yield losses, especially when populations build up in intensive pea-growing areas.