Diseases and Pests
As UW-La Crosse biology professor and mycologist
Tom Volk
once explained, a potato is a big ball of starch that
lives in the ground; nematodes are bound to be attracted to
them. Nematodes,
however, are not the only organisms to be attracted to
potatoes.
Insects, bacteria, and fungi all love potatoes as much as
nematodes do. Here are
just a few of the many organisms that love to munch on potatoes.
Colorado Potato Beetle
Golden Nematode
Verticillium
Potato Blight
If you are interested in pest management of potatoes,
Pest
Pros Inc. of Plainfield, WI have almost 30 years of experience sampling soil for verticillium and nematodes as well as scouting potato and other crop fields for diseases and pests like the ones listed above. Feel free to check out their website at
http://pestprosinc.com/ for
more information.
For more cool information about potatoes visit the
Interesting Facts page!
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