Pests

Question 1

Name the eight different pests for this module

Answer 1

Rabbit

Slug

Black bean aphid (& Peach potato aphid)

Cabbage white butterfly

Glasshouse whitefly

Vine weevil

Two-spotted spider mite

Potato cyst nematode (eelworm) (PCN)

Question 2

Two controls for Rabbits:

Answer 2

Physical - fencing, trapping/shooting

Chemical - gassing (sodium cyanide)

Question 3

Two controls for Slugs:

Answer 3

Cultural - copper tape, grit, eggshell

Chemical - metaldehyde (slug pellets)

Question 4

Two controls for Black bean aphid:

Answer 4

Physical - squash between finger and thumb

Chemical - fatty acids (or pyrethrum)

Question 5

Two controls for Cabbage white butterfly:

Answer 5

Physical - fleece netting, pick off eggs/caterpillars

Chemical - pyrethrum

Question 6

Two controls for Glasshouse whitefly:

Answer 6

Physical - sticky traps

Chemical - fatty acids

Question 7

Two controls for Vine weevil:

Answer 7

Physical - scrunched up newspaper in pots attract adults - then squash!

Chemical - acetamiprid

Question 8

Two controls for Two-spotted spider mite:

Answer 8

Cultural - increase humidity in glasshouse

Chemical - fatty acids

Question 9

Two controls for Potato cyst nematode:

Answer 9

Cultural - use resistant cultivars (‘Pentland Javelin’) or crop rotation every 7+ years!

Physical - Remove all infected material and destroy.