As a national wireworm research project wraps, growers have more ways to control the pest. When Christine Noronha first started researching wireworms more than a...

Insects

Colorado Potato Beetles Break Down, Regrow Muscle to Survive Winter

Staff - August 2, 2022

New research from Western University has discovered hibernating Colorado potato beetles (CPBs) break down muscles to survive winters and then regrow them on demand...

Diseases

Ontario’s Potato Field Guide Available to View Online

Staff - June 3, 2022

The Potato Field Guide of insects, diseases and defects, which was edited by the Ontario Potato Board's Eugenia Banks, is now available for viewing...

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Agronomy

A New Way to Fight Colorado Potato Beetles

Mark Halsall - April 24, 2024

The first sprayable insecticide based on dsRNA technology has been approved in the U.S. and could be coming soon to Canada. A new weapon could...

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Cimegra Label Expanded for Foliar Use on Potatoes

Staff - November 8, 2023

Cimegra, the insecticide for Colorado potato beetle (CPB) control, has had its label expanded to include foliar use on potatoes, a Nov. 7 news...

Diseases

Canadian Potato Pest, Disease Outlook for the 2023 Growing Season

Trevor Bacque - May 1, 2023

What’s hot, what’s not for 2023 when it comes to potato pests and diseases from coast to coast for the 2023 growing season. Potato farmers...

Agronomy

Reducing the Wireworm Threat

Ashley Robinson - Spud Smart Contributor - September 15, 2022

As a national wireworm research project wraps, growers have more ways to control the pest. When Christine Noronha first started researching wireworms more than a...

Insects

Colorado Potato Beetles Break Down, Regrow Muscle to Survive Winter

Staff - August 2, 2022

New research from Western University has discovered hibernating Colorado potato beetles (CPBs) break down muscles to survive winters and then regrow them on demand...

Diseases

Ontario’s Potato Field Guide Available to View Online

Staff - June 3, 2022

The Potato Field Guide of insects, diseases and defects, which was edited by the Ontario Potato Board's Eugenia Banks, is now available for viewing...

12 3...13 Page 1 of 13

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