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  • North of Scotland: Virus pressure was Moderate, double the average for the time of year. Peach-Potato aphids were found at 4 sites, Potato aphids were found at 4 sites ((numbers still 2x greater than average for the time of year)); Other potato virus vectors present: Bird Cherry-Oat aphid, Leaf Curling Plum aphid, Black-Bean aphid (a good vector of PVA, numbers were 2x higher than average for the time of year), Pea aphid, Currant-Sowthistle aphid (50% higher than average).
  • Grampian: Virus pressure increased to Moderate, average for the time of year. Peach-Potato aphids were found at 3 sites, Potato aphids were found at 2 sites; Other potato virus vectors present: Bird Cherry-Oat aphid, Leaf Curling Plum aphid, Black-Bean aphid (a good vector of PVA, Currant-Sowthistle aphid (50% higher than average), Willow-Carrot aphid (50% higher than average).
  • Angus and Perthshire: No samples received.
  • Borders: No samples received.
  • Northern England: No samples received.
  • Midlands: No samples received.
  • East Anglia: No samples received.
  • South-West: No samples received.

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Aphid monitoring water trap results for 2021
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We have received a total of 967 samples so far in 2021.

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If a regions bounding box is coloured red, then at least one Peach-Potato aphid has been captured in the last 10 days in that region. If there is a date to the left of a region, this is the date the first peach-potato aphid was captured in that region.

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