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7 January 2011
First weekly update on psyllid traps for 2011
Status as at 7/01/2011: Another two monitoring sites have been included this week, one in North Canterbury and one in Pukekohe. There has been a backlog in trap collection over the last couple of weeks, hopefully this will catch up by the end of next week. Please check the data tables for the latest collection dates (note that a gap in the graphs doesn’t necessarily mean no psyllids have been found!). TPP numbers are increasing in Hawkes Bay, although the averages are influenced by a high catch in one trap. Canterbury numbers remain low. Pukekohe numbers seem to have dropped, but note that the 7 January data is from only one trap.
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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