2025 Aphid Monitoring in Scotland using water trap network
The 2025 Scottish Aphid Monitoring Network is sponsored by Albert Bartlett and coordinated by FERA. This information is shared openly to inform all Scottish growers and benefit high health seed potato production in Scotland. All sponsored traps have now been allocated, many thanks to all who have volunteered to operate traps.
No samples were returned during the week up to 28-08-2025 and this is the final update of the 2025 season.
Summary information as of 21-08-2025
North Scotland, Grampian, Angus & Perthshire: Low risk
Borders: No samples returned this week
North Scotland
North Scotland: 1 sample was returned this week. Virus pressure remained Low. No Peach Potato aphids or Potato aphids were found. No other potato virus vectors present.
Grampian
Grampian: 3 samples were returned this week. Virus pressure was Low. Peach-potato aphid was found at one site. No Potato aphids were found. Other potato virus vectors present: Black-bean aphid (a good vector of PVA), Bird cherry-Oat aphid.
Angus & Perthshire
Angus & Perthshire: 1 sample was returned this week. Virus pressure remained Low.. No Peach Potato aphids or Potato aphids were found. No other potato virus vectors present.
Borders
Borders: No samples were returned this week.
We are grateful to both FERA and AHDB for the use of data collected and database accessed to provide the information above.
This site will be updated each Friday during the growing season to reflect the latest information gathered by the network.
SASA