Root lesion nematode on potatoes
Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage ...
Tag: nematodes in potato fields
Damage caused by nematodes remains a major problem, what measures do you take?
Weed pressure was low this year and damage from nematodes was not too bad. Next year, the roles may be reversed ...
Potato health: most relevant threats and how to deal with them
The sanitary strategy begins with the soil work and the choice of the potato variety. It is convenient to analyze possible ...
Potato growers hope mustard/arugula combo will pay dividends
New research on Prince Edward Island is using mustard and arugula to tackle pest problems in potato fields with a side ...
Nematodes- deceiving potato pests with trap crops
Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is the UK’s primary potato pest
Under threat from soil infection pests now
The infection currently costs the industry upwards of £25 million a year
Green manure mixes and nematodes: a risky combination
Green manures can be used, among other things, to combat certain types of nematodes.
Precision application of nematicide – farm innovation
On-farm innovation helps put nematicide in the right place
Nematode problem : 5 tips on using Nemathorin
Growers using Nemathorin for the first time this spring to control nematodes in potato crops are being urged to carefully ...
Teagasc and IPM develop PCN-resistant potato variety
Teagasc and IPM Potato Group have recently released a new potato variety which is resistant to potato cyst nematode (PCN)
Shellfish to fight potato pest
A group of farmers and researchers has developed an innovative, sustainable method of tackling a pest that threatens to “annihilate” ...
US issues new rules in 2021 for Idaho potato field quarantines
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in ...
Deceiving potato pests with trap crops
Through the Innovative Farmers programme, four farmers located in Shropshire and Lancashire are looking at an alternative control method that ...
Trial shows best nematicide strategy for PCN in potatoes
A sequenced approach using a liquid nematicide with a new mode of action along with an existing granular product is ...
Managing Nematodes in Potatoes
There are a variety of nematodes that damage Florida potatoes. These plant-parasitic nematodes are small, microscopic roundworms that feed on ...
Pillars of Metam Movement in Soil
Although metam fumigants—metam sodium and metam potassium—have proven to be extremely reliable for suppressing weeds, disease and nematodes in potato ...
