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Ditylenchus destructor is a plant pathogenic nematode commonly known as the potato rot nematode. Other common names include the iris nematode, the potato tuber eelworm and the potato tuber nematode. It is an endoparasitic, migratory nematode commonly found in areas such as the United States, Europe, central Asia and Southern Africa.
Agriotes sputator [1] is a species of click beetle, commonly known as the common click beetle. [2] The adult beetle is brown and inconspicuous, and the larvae live in the soil and are known as wireworms.
The speed of spread of the nematodes from field to field can be reduced by cleaning equipment of possibly infested soil before changing location and by using only certified PCN-free seed tubers. If possible, ask for seed potatoes grown on fields which were declared free of the potato cyst nematode.
Pest control can also be achieved via culling the pest animals — generally small- to medium-sized wild or feral mammals or birds that inhabit the ecological niches near farms, pastures or other human settlements — by employing human hunters or trappers to physically track down, kill and remove them from the area.
Glufosinate (also known as phosphinothricin and often sold as an ammonium salt) is a naturally occurring broad-spectrum herbicide produced by several species of Streptomyces soil bacteria. Glufosinate is a non-selective, contact herbicide, with some systemic action. [ 1 ]
Potatoes are root vegetables that grow in soil underground. Even after picking, potatoes almost always carry around some dirt and debris that may have some pesticides or bacteria in the mix ...
Potato virus M: genus Carlavirus, Potato virus M (PVM) Potato virus S: genus Carlavirus, Potato virus S (PVS) Potato virus H: genus Carlavirus, Potato virus H (PVH) Potato virus T: genus Trichovirus, Potato virus T: Potato virus U: genus Nepovirus, Potato virus U (PVU) Potato virus V: genus Potyvirus, Potato virus V (PVV) Potato virus X
Treatment of range soil to kill ova is only partially successful. Changing litter can reduce infections, but treating floors with oil is not very effective. Raising different species or different ages of birds together or in close proximity is a dangerous procedure as regards parasitism. Adult turkeys, which are carriers of gapeworms, can ...