South East. Crops continue to race along with many crops now showing ears 1/3-Fully emerged, particularly on lighter soils where crops getting moisture stressed. Some varieties such as Cordiale and Soissons now flowering. Much needed rain totaling around 15mm over Bank Holiday weekend, has given crops a short reprieve from drought stress, but with soil moisture deficits running at around 100mm, current warm/hot weather will see a rapid return of drought stress (leaf rolling and senescence) unless more rain arrives in next week. Yields have now undoubtedly been compromised quite widely, particularly on lighter and gravelly soils.
Brown rust: none seen.
Yellow rust: none seen - except in untreated variety plots where now very evident in Oakley, Robigus, Viscount, Gallant and Solstice.
Mildew: still no active pustules found.
Septoria: mainly dry conditions, with no real rain splash events so far this May are likely to result in very low Septoria pressure in most crops here in the South.
Eyespot : what symptoms there were no dried up.
Wheat Blossom Midge: first catches of adult males been recorded in pheromone traps in last two evenings, but only low levels to date.

South West. Virtually all wheat now has ears emerging.  Grafton and Gallant are at anthesis.  Despite 15 mm rain last weekend and early this week, wheat on light land still looks very moisture stressed.  Very unlikely that these crops will receive any further fungicide.  Disease levels remain extremely low with no Septoria above leaf 4 or even 5.  Late season PGR use has been almost non existent.
Yellow rust: none seen.
Mildew: no significant levels.
Septoria: still confined to lower leaves.
Eyespot: lesions in early drillings are rarely penetrating beyond the leaf sheath.
Wheat Blossom Midge: low numbers of blossom midge sighted on evening forays – maximum seen around 10/square metre.  Threshold of 1 per 6 ears on milling wheat means an average crop with around 500-600 ears per square meter would need to have around 80 to 100 flying around or double that on feed wheat.  If we can get through the weekend without levels increasing we should be OK without treatment.

Eastern Counties. Most crops at early ear emergence and disease levels remain very low. Soils remain dry and crops are suffering significant drought stress, even on heavy land. 
Brown rust: trace levels only.
Yellow rust: no active disease seen.
Mildew: disease present on late drilled crops but not active.
Septoria: at low levels in most crops, in particular on early drilled and forward crops.
Wheat Blossom Midge: none seen as yet.

East Midlands. Crops are variable ranging from GS 39 – 45, occasional ears almost fully emerged. On drier sites, evidence of take-all symptoms as slightly affected roots unable to meet needs of the growing crop. Good crops only on the more fertile sites – organic manures etc. Many crops short so reduced lodging risk. Still very little disease where ‘normal’ sprays applied at about the right time. T2 on most crops now = “T2½”. Poorer crops will not carry expense of T3.
Brown rust: none seen.
Yellow rust: none seen.
Mildew: levels very low – only odd stressed crop on light land showing some but vast majority clear.
Septoria: top 4 leaves remain very clean and now should be OK as flag sprays on.
Eyespot: very little present.
Wheat Blossom Midge: risk  increasing – monitor, but this has never been a big problem in this area. So far are very low with little or none seen.

West Midlands. Grafton starting to flower with all but the latest sown wheat with the ears starting to push out. Rainfall (10-25 mm dependant upon location within the region) Saturday and Monday has brought welcome relief to the very dry conditions.
Yellow rust: none seen.
Brown rust: none seen.
Mildew: developing on late sown crops of Duxford.
Septoria: top four leaves remain clean.
Eyespot: levels much reduced.
Aphids: a few colonies appearing on late sown wheats.
Wheat Blossom Midge: none seen as yet.

North east: most crops at early ear emergence. Alchemy is a bit later and is at boots swollen. It continues to be very dry with only 13mm of rainfall in May, and just 2mm so far this month. Crops still look Ok, but some 2nd wheats just slightly stressed, but with no obvious leaf rolling  yet.  Yields will be badly hit in some crops if there isn’t a significant wet spell soon.
Mildew: none seen.
Yellow rust: none seen.
Brown rust: none seen.
Septoria: final leaves 2 and 3  are clean, but there is infection on older leaves which could be easily splashed up onto them.
Eyespot: still only being found at low levels, and no serious infections seen.
Wheat Blossom Midge: all pheromone traps are in place now. No midge caught so far. Conditions too dry for midge emergence and soil temperatures only 11 degrees C . 13 degrees is the critical figure.

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