As our planting and growing season comes in full swing, you may start to see many different pests and insects, including ...

Chives, leeks, onions, garlic, and ornamental alliums are some of the best plants to grow for natural pest control. Their ...

ARCO — University of Idaho Extension educator David Callister’s Monday morning routine from mid-June through mid-September entails visiting four area seed potato fields and transferring bugs from ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that suck sap from plant tissues and act as vectors for viruses that can infect the plant. Aphids feed on buds, leaves, flowers, stems and fruits with their ...

The striped Colorado potato beetle is one of the most notorious destroyers of potato plants, but it isn’t the only bug that plagues Maine farmers and gardeners. From pesticide application using GPS ...

University of Idaho Extension researchers this year documented an increase in aphids in the state’s southeast. And pressure from the tiny winged insects, which can spread Potato Virus Y, arrived ...

ABERDEEN — Ongoing studies at the University of Idaho’s Aberdeen Research & Extension Center seek to help seed potato growers avoid a chronically troublesome disease spread by aphids, called potato ...

If you're trying to protect your potatoes or fruit trees, this flavorful root vegetable has a smell that pests can't stand.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More P.E.I. potato farmers are taking part in a provincial program to track aphids this summer. The pest can cause significant ...

Pamela Kosgei harvesting Shangi potatoes at her farm located in Keringet area in Kuresoi South Sub- County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa/Standard] Potato farmers in Kuresoi sub-county are asking for support from ...

Potato virus Y is a huge threat to potato crop stability in North America and Europe. Farmers are most concerned about the necrotic strain, which affects varieties of potatoes more severely than the ...