Diseases
Psyllids found in Washington state
Potato psyllids were found on yellow sticky cards in Washington state fields near Mattawa, Mesa, Eltopia, Pasco and Burbank. The largest number of psy... more »
Psyllids test positive for liberibacter in Idaho
Two potato psyllids found in two Canyon County potato fields in western Idaho tested positive for liberibacter according to a report in the Pacific No... more »
North Dakota ag commissioner approves Praiz fungicide
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has issued a Special Local Needs (SLN) registration to Winfield Solutions LLC enabling North Dakot... more »
How to manage beet leafhoppers
There were a lot more beet leafhoppers (BLHs) on our yellow sticky traps this week. They were found on traps at 42 of the 53 potato fields we monitor... more »
Nutrient-rich purple potato developed
Purple potatoes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when trying to increase vitamin, mineral and antioxidant intake. However, a group of r... more »
Flower borders help reduce mosaic in Russet Norkotahs
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in improving soil health through changing traditional agricultural practices. One way to accompl... more »
Technique accelerates isolation of blight resistance genes
Researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory and Genome Analysis Center have developed a method of accelerating the isolation of plant disease resistance g... more »
Study tests psyllids for insecticide resistance
A growing resistance of potato psyllids to the neonicotinoid classification of insecticides has Ada Szczepaniec, Texas A&M AgriLife Research entom... more »
APHIS conducting supplemental EA for PCN in eastern Idaho
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) for pale cyst nematode (PCN) in Bing... more »
UAS Spreads Its Wings
Donna Delparte is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, and has been performing resear... more »
