Canada: Leading pests potato growers need to watch out for this season

One of Canada’s leading experts on potato insects, Christine Noronha is a pest control specialist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She offers these tips on managing the major pests threatening potato crops in Canada this season. Some important pests to watch for in 2015 are: Colorado potato beetles, potato flea beetles, aphids, wireworms, and potato leafhoppers. More