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Ongoing monitoring program finds potato psyllids
No evidence found of bacteria that causes zebra chip disease
University of Lethbridge biogeography professor Dr. Dan Johnson and his team have been monitoring...
National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program
In 2016, the National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program placed, picked up and examined 380 sampling cards in southern Alberta, with about 140 in the...
Potato Pests Outlook 2017
Insect, disease outlook varied across the country.
By all accounts, the potato industry in Canada is a healthy one, and things are certainly looking up...
Light potato psyllid pressure in Idaho
In Idaho, pressure from the tiny, winged insects that spread zebra chip disease in potatoes has been light this season, emboldening some Idaho farmers...
To protect crops, farmers could promote potato beetle cannibalism
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Colorado potato beetles can decimate spud crops by devouring the plants’ foliage.
There’s more unsettling news — each female Colorado potato beetle can lay about...
Wireworms – Know Them, Control Them
A key hurdle in managing wireworms is that different species can have different responses to control measures.
So in 2004, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)...
Ongoing monitoring program finds potato psyllids
No evidence found of bacteria that causes zebra chip disease
University of Lethbridge biogeography professor Dr. Dan Johnson and his team have been monitoring...
National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program
In 2016, the National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program placed, picked up and examined 380 sampling cards in southern Alberta, with about 140 in the...
Potato Pests Outlook 2017
Insect, disease outlook varied across the country.
By all accounts, the potato industry in Canada is a healthy one, and things are certainly looking up...
Light potato psyllid pressure in Idaho
In Idaho, pressure from the tiny, winged insects that spread zebra chip disease in potatoes has been light this season, emboldening some Idaho farmers...
To protect crops, farmers could promote potato beetle cannibalism
Staff -
Colorado potato beetles can decimate spud crops by devouring the plants’ foliage.
There’s more unsettling news — each female Colorado potato beetle can lay about...
Wireworms – Know Them, Control Them
A key hurdle in managing wireworms is that different species can have different responses to control measures.
So in 2004, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)...
