IDENTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR PEST & BENEFICIAL INSECTS IN POTATO

Ralph E. Berry, Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Gary L. Reed, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hermiston, OR
Leonard B. Coop, Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Sampling and Monitoring Potato Insects

Variegated Cutworm Green Peach Aphid Twospotted Stinkbug Twospotted Spider Mite
 

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During the growing seaon, call the toll free Aphid Hotline at 1-888-673-6273 for up-to-date information on green peach aphid flights and field status in the Columbia Basin. In Central Oregon, see the Central Oregon Aphid Report compiled by Steve James, Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Madras, OR., or the Umatilla County Aphid Report compiled by Phil Hamm, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hermiston, OR. View the Potato web site at the Irrigated Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Prosser, WA.

OSU Potato Information Exchange (PIE). PIE is the major information clearing house for the Oregon potato industry. PIE also has links to other web sites worldwide.

The Potato Association of America (PAA).   This site is the official professional society for potato research, extension, utilization, and technical assistance. The site has information on publications, upcoming meetings, research, and other activities related to US potato production.

The Integrated Plant Protection Center (IPPC).  Information on weather in the Northwest, degree-day calculations, a database of IPM resources (DIR), and links to other IPM related sites.  IPM Weather Data and Degree-Day for over 80 weather recording sites in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

The Extension Toxicology Network (Extoxnet) at Oregon State University.  Extoxnet is a resource for information on pesticides, their uses and toxicology.

Crop Date Management Systems, Inc. (Agri-Chemical Database) provides extensive information on pesticides, including registration labels and MSDS forms that you can print using the pdf format.

C&P Press Greenbook (Agri-Chemical Database) similar to the link above. Provides information on pesticides.

Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hermiston, OR. Research related to potato production in the upper Columbia River Basin.

Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Madras, OR.  Research related to potato production in Central Oregon. Includes a seasonal Aphid Status Report compiled by Steve James.

Malheur Experiment Station in Ontario, OR.  Research related to potato production in Eastern Oregon and the Treasure Valley in Idaho.

Klamath Falls Experiment Station.  Research related to potato production in the the Klamath Basin of Southern Oregon.

Department of Entomology, OSU.  Information about IPM projects and links to other entomology related sites. Also, the online PNW Insect Control Handbook and a link to the Insect Identification Clinic.

Irrigated Agricultural Research and Extension Center, WSU, Prosser.  Department of Entomology, WSU.  Information about IPM projects, links to Research Centers in Washington, and other IPM related sites.

Department of Entomology, Univ. Idaho.  Information about the Department of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences and current Research Projects. For information on GPA/PLRV in Idaho, see green peach aphid/leafroll.

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, OSU.  The online PNW Handbook  describing Plant Diseases and Nematodes that affect potatoes and other crops.

Department of Crop and Soil Science, OSU.  Information on research and extension programs in the Crop and Soil Science Department at Oregon State University in Corvallis.