Insects

'Natural' alternatives to chemical pesticides providing new weapon against potato pests. In the battle against potato pests, what’s old is becoming new again. Biological pesticides,...

Potato growers could soon have some much-needed help in their ongoing battle in the field to prevent the spread of pests and disease. Potato growers...

An integral part of IPM, regular field inspections can not only assist potato growers in making important pest control decisions but can help save...

Fingerling potatoes offer an exciting “little” twist on Canada’s favourite staple vegetable. Canadian consumers are used to choosing from a few standard types of potatoes—reds,...

While neonicotinoids are currently controlling most insect populations affecting potato production in Canada, experts say pest resistance is only a matter of time. Twenty years...

Crop Protection Syngenta, a global crop protection company, is offering Cruiser Maxx D Potato, a new liquid potato seed piece treatment aimed at enhancing potato...