New ways to control Colorado Potato Beetle are marrying pheromones, volatiles and potentially natural repellants.
National Potato Guide 2025
Push-pull system focus of Colorado Potato Beetle control research
Using natural compounds, like cannabis mulch, can help repel the beetles from potato fields
Researchers look for genetic key to cold sweetening
Being able to turn off the problem would open up more potato varieties for commercial use
Being able to turn off the genetic predisposition for cold sweetening would open up more potato varieties for commercial use.
Producers break late blight threat with proactive measures
Tracking has helped target fungicides and other controls across the country
Preemptive strategies helped keep fungal diseases like late blight at bay in potatoes in most of Canada in 2024.