Pests & Diseases
Click on the subject headers below to view research reports, factsheets, presentations, and external resources for a number of pests and diseases affecting potato growers in Prince Edward Island.
Pest Management/IPM
Wireworm
2022 PEI Click Beetle Survey – Dr. Christine Noronha
Buckwheat for Wireworm Control – Ryan Barrett
Wireworm Insecticide Research – Dr. Christine Noronha
Wireworm Risk Assessment Factsheet – Dr. Bob Vernon
Wireworm Monitoring Before Potatoes (Factsheet) – Todd Kabaluk
Biological Control of Wireworms – Todd Kabaluk
Management of Wireworm with Rotation Crops – Ryan Barrett
2016-2017 Research Update – Christine Noronha
2015-2016 Research Update – Christine Noronha
Late Blight
Early Dying Complex
Potato Early Dying – Research Update – Mario Tenuta (Feb’23)
CanPEDNet Final Report – PEI Research – Mar’23
Mustard Biofumigation – Research Update – Mar’23
Effect of Legume species on Early Dying – Mar’22
Soil Building Rotation Crops – Barrett (Feb’19)
Potato Early Dying Complex Factsheet – AIM (Feb’18)
Dr. Mario Tenuta – Presentation on Potato Early Dying (Feb’18)
PVY
Best Management Practices to Minimize the Spread of PVY – updated April 2023
Weeds
Weed Management in PEI Potato Rotations – Factsheet (Jan 2021)
Control of Herbicide Resistant Lambsquarters – AAFC Factsheet (Oct 2020)
Weed ID Guide for Ontario Crops (OMAFRA)
Guide to Weed Control | Hort Crops 2020 (OMAFRA)
Volunteer Potato Management – NBDAAF (March 2019)
Weeds in Potatoes – Guide to Available Chemistry (NB Dept of Ag)
Common Scab
Colorado Potato Beetle
Early Blight/Black Dot
Dickeya
Pink Rot
Storage Disease (Fusarium, Silver Scurf)
Managing Fusarium dry rot in storage (Potato Grower Magazine, Dec 2018)