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4 March 2011
Eighth weekly update on psyllid traps for 2011
Status at 4 March 2011: Pukekohe numbers continued to increase again, towards what is believed to be a second generation peak. We have no new data from Waikato. Hawkes Bay numbers have declined. Numbers had been tracking last year’s seasonal peak but dropped away. Manawatu data is also behind, but also shows a drop in numbers. Mid Canterbury shows a big increase this week, strongly influenced by one site with 110 psyllids – other sites were very low numbers. There is no new data for North Canterbury or South Canterbury.
See most recent data tables and graphs.
Each week Potatoes New Zealand reports on the number of tomato potato psyllids (TPP) and other species of psyllids in the psyllid traps to help growers monitor and control for the potato tomato psyllid. Traps are localed in Pukekohe, Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury. Numbers of tomato potato psyllids (TPP) and other species of psyllids are reported.
For more information please contact Psyllid Coordinator Stephen Ogden.
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