Managing Potato Psyllids with Insecticides

Sunday Jun 16, 2024

Potato psyllids are important pests because they can spread the bacterium that causes zebra chip disease. They cannot be stopped from migrating into potato fields. However, they can be controlled once...

Potato Virus Y

Sunday Jun 09, 2024

POTATO VIRUS Y (PVY) is the reason for most potato seed lot downgrades by seed certification agencies. This disease has become increasingly difficult for seed growers to deal with due (mostly) to the ...

Potato Emergence Problems

Friday May 17, 2024

Check out this article by Andy Robinson, North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota; Eugenia Banks, Ontario Potato Board; and Steven Johnson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension. htt...

Colorado Potato Beetles in the News

Friday May 27, 2022

Colorado potato beetles (CPB) have been mentioned a lot in recent popular press articles. Most of the articles explain CPB's amazing ability to develop resistance to insecticides, and many present way...

Potato Pink Eye is not Pink Rot

Tuesday Nov 02, 2021

Potato pink eye is a disorder that causes raised pink areas on immature tubers, usually around the eyes. As the skin sets, the pink areas eventually dry and develop into brown corky patches. The sympt...