Few reports of pest damage in spring cereals

Teagasc advisors last week reported that virtually all of the spring cereals were drilled, with earliest sown crops at early tillering (growth stage 21).

Overall crop establishment has been good, with few reports of pest damage, except for high slug activity in freshly-ploughed leys.

There were no reports of significant pest attack, but most crops were still vulnerable. Weevil was reported in beans, and aphid numbers were increasing. Winter wheat varied from growth stage 30 (northern counties) to 32 (southern counties) with crops in fertile situations at growth stage 33.