12 May 2021

Insecticide resistance in aphids and virus management in potatoes

A new report indicates the pyrethroid sensitivity of two important aphid virus vectors.

16 July 2020

Cereal sites required to target aphid research

Cereal growers can learn about their fields' aphid populations, if they get involved in our research project.

26 January 2026

When will aphids fly this year? (aphid forecasts)

Suction trap aphid data and weather data is used to forecast aphid activity

9 March 2021

Integrated aphid advisory alerts (Aphid News)

Regional information on aphid species and numbers during the main flight period.

10 October 2019

Wanted: peach–potato aphids

Live peach–potato aphid samples are needed to help monitor for insecticide resistance

4 October 2019

Volunteers needed to catch cereal aphids red-handed

Cereal growers can learn about their fields' aphid populations, if they get involved in a new research project.

23 January 2026

Cereal aphids: most do not carry BYDV

The vast majority of aphids tested do not carry BYDV

6 September 2019

BYDV tool returns to guide cereal spray decisions

This tool uses weather data to indicate the optimum time to apply insecticides to cereals

4 July 2019

BYDV research for cereals to receive three-year funding boost

Management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of our latest research call

7 June 2019

Putting aphids on the map

All cereals will be drilled without a neonicotinoid treatment this autumn

13 March 2019

Warm winter primes aphids for early flights

Aphids will start to fly about two weeks earlier than average this year.

1 December 2025

The UK aphid monitoring network

Found out about a network of traps providing regional information on aphid species and numbers.

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