Tag: integrated pest management

The European market for organic potatoes is robust and expanding, projected to grow from €14.77 billion in 2025 to €23.23 ...

As the North American potato industry navigates the heart of the 2025 storage season, a crucial educational intervention is on ...

The image of a 1.343 kg potato is certainly striking, but for professionals in agriculture, the story behind Adeline Dromer's ...

A Dual Crisis: Plummeting Potato Prices and the Looming Threat of the Reed Glassy-Winged Leafhopper The latest harvest season has ...

Unlocking New Revenue from a Classic Crop: The Potato Protein Revolution For generations, the potato has been a cornerstone of ...

A pioneering study published in BMC Genomics by researchers Whitehead, Karley, and Darby has shattered a critical assumption in pest management: that ...

In a significant policy announcement, Ausveg, the national body for Australian potato growers, has declared a strategic shift in the ...

Wireworms, the soil-dwelling larvae of click beetles (Elateridae), represent a significant and persistent challenge in potato cultivation globally. Their extended ...

The regulatory landscape for nematicides has shifted dramatically, placing potato growers in a tight spot. The EU ban on aldicarb ...

The European potato sector is at a pivotal moment. Driven by a robust processing industry and satisfactory farm-gate returns, cultivation ...

In the heart of India's agricultural belt, a quiet revolution in potato cultivation is underway. Harvinder Singh, founder of Noor ...

The practice of companion planting, often viewed as garden folklore, is gaining validation through the lens of applied agroecology. The ...

The recent official warning from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) in the Rostov Region is ...

The appearance of dark spots on potato foliage is more than an aesthetic issue—it's a critical distress signal indicating chemical ...

As input costs rise and consumer demand for quality intensifies, selecting the right potato variety is more critical than ever. ...

Potato growers on Prince Edward Island are demonstrating unprecedented vigilance against aphid threats, with participation in the provincial aphid surveillance ...

Potato growers and agricultural professionals across Europe are facing an emerging challenge as phytoplasma infections, particularly those caused by Candidatus Phytoplasma solani ...

For farmers, agronomists, and storage managers, the battle against post-harvest potato losses—from rot, sprouting, and disease—is a constant economic drain. ...

Potato cyst nematode (PCN), a microscopic but devastating pest, is now the target of a coordinated offensive across 12 African ...

August marks a critical phase in potato cultivation when Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) produce their most destructive late-season generation. ...

Wireworms thrive in poorly managed agricultural systems. One major reason for their proliferation is crop rotation neglect. Repeatedly planting susceptible crops ...

Potatoes are one of the most widely consumed vegetables globally, yet they remain highly vulnerable to diseases such as late ...

Potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) remains one of the most destructive diseases in agriculture, causing significant yield losses worldwide. Recently, ...

Wireworms, the larval stage of click beetles (Elateridae), are a major pest in potato fields worldwide. These pests tunnel into ...

As climate change accelerates, energy prices fluctuate, and environmental regulations tighten, the global potato storage industry stands at a critical ...

In modern potato farming, insect pest control remains a critical challenge, especially with aphids and the Colorado potato beetle continuing ...

The potato—a staple food for over a billion people and the world’s third most important food crop—is under siege. Once ...

In recent years, climate change has begun reshaping the agricultural pest landscape in Europe—and the Glassy-Winged Leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus), a ...

More than 1,600 hectares of agricultural land in Perm Krai, Russia, have been placed under quarantine following the detection of ...

In the heart of northern Europe’s potato belt, a quiet agricultural innovation is taking root—literally. Across several German regions, farmers ...

In Washington state, vibrant marigold fields are blooming with potential, not just for beauty but for better farming practices. Simplot ...

Volunteer Potatoes: The Weed You Didn’t Expect Volunteer potatoes, an unexpected yet persistent problem in rotational farming systems, arise when ...

In its 2023 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has delivered reassuring news for ...