Bulletin number 4, 6/15 -6/21/2020
This week conditions were more conducive to late blight across the snake river valley with cool cloudy weather. But late blight has not been reported in Idaho yet and no spores have been detected.
Category: Potato
Bulletin number 3, 6/8 – 6/14/20
This week late blight was found in a home owners garden in western Washington state near Mt Vernon. Late blight has not yet been reported in Idaho.
Bulletin number 1, 5/25 – 5/31/20
Welcome to the first spore trapping report for the 2020 growing season. As well as spore trapping data, this year we are also adding additional information collected from bucket traps for insects starting from next week.
Destroy Cull Potatoes Now!
Cull piles are an important reservoir of potato pathogens and must be destroyed in the spring to prevent them acting as a source of disease epidemics.
Potato late blight control recommendations for southern Idaho in 2020
Late blight continues to be a threat in S Idaho potato production. Click Read More for early season control recommendations.
Pre- and Early Season Control Measures for Potato Diseases.
Seed-borne diseases of potato represent a significant constraint to potato production in the US. Click Read More for recommendations on pre- and early season management practices to control seed borne potato diseases.