Database of IPM Resources (DIR)
Internet Resources on Potato IPM

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• Colorado Potato Beetle, (Leptinotarsa decemlineata):  From US National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) which is the database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and is maintained by the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS) at Purdue University, USA.
• Colorado Potato Beetle Management, University of Kentucky, USA.
• Diseases of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) - Common and scientific names of bacterial, fungal, viral diseases; nematodes, and miscellaneous disorders of potatoes.
• Early Blight (North Dakota State University, USA) - Introduction, symptoms, casual organism, disease cycle, and management.
• European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubalalis (Hubner) Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Potatoes ( Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University): Coverage:  biology and pest management.
• Idaho (USA) Plant Disease Reporter and  Idaho Potato Disease Problems,  also offer increasing amounts of useful information on potato disease control.
• Integrated Management of PLRV and PVY in Seed Potato, with Emphasis on the Red River Valley of Minnesota>

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• Late Blight (University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project -UC Pest Management Guidelines, USA): Provides disease management information including  cultural control,  organically acceptable methods,  chemical control and more.
• Late Blight (Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, USA): Includes:  Causes, Symptoms, Cultural control, and Chemical control and an image (necrotic spot is early blight)
• Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (University of Florida, USA) - Cause and symptoms, and management in Florida.
• Late Blight of Potato (University of Vermont Extension). Symptoms, cause, control and storage.
• Leafblight Diseases of Potato (North Dakota State University) - Contents:  Symptoms, disease cycles, and management of Late Blight &  Early Blight.
• Management of Potato Diseases in the Home Garden: [North Dakota State University (NDSU)(USA) Extension Service]: Contents include:  Foliage Diseases,  Wilt Diseases,  Diseases of Young Plants,  Tuber Diseases,  Virus Diseases,  Mycoplasma Diseases, Physiological Disorders,  Planting Tips,  and Harvesting and Storage Tips.
• Nematode Management in Potatoes (Irish or White)  ( Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville): Coverage:  root-knot (principally Meloidogyne incognita ), sting, and stubby-root nematodes.
• Potato: Potato Tuberworm ( Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University): Coverage:  biology and pest management.
• Potato IPM (University of Maine Cooperative Extension, USA) -
• Potato Problems -  Hortsense (Washington State University) - Disease, insects, slugs, millipedes, sowbugs and more. Index: Bacterial soft rot and blackleg, Late blight, Potato Leafroll Mosaic (Leafroll),  Powdery scab, Rhizoctonia canker (Black scurf),  Scab (Common),  Verticillium wilt (Potato early dying),  Colorado potato beetle,  Potato flea beetles,  Slugs, millipedes, sowbugs, and Wireworms.
• Potato Research at Michigan State University (USA) -  Potato related information, publications and bulletins. A collection of links to other potato information sites at other universities, in other states as well as at government and non-profit sites in the USA.
• North Central Region (USA) Extension Publications:
• Crop Borders Manage Potato Virus
• IPM Helps Growers Manage Potato Late-Blight Disease
• Ohioline [Ohio State University (USA)]: Provides pest control information for most crops through Ohioline. Clicking on vegetables and then potatoes while in Ohioline will provide a dozen or so full-color disease control publications
• Oregon State University Extension Plant Pathology Page : Provides outstanding pictures and control measures for most potato diseases. As with the Davis IPM page, entering the OSU site at the front door, or navigating back to the beginning of the page, will provide pictures and text for all Oregon commercial crops.
• Potato Information Exchange (PIE): An information clearing house for growers and other production-oriented professionals. Topics include cultural and pest management, storage and processing, market prices, and much more.
• Potato Pests (University of Kentucky College of Agriculture ): Includes: Soil Insects, Above Ground Pests (Colorado Potato Beetle, aphids, etc.), Colorado Potato Beetle Resistance Management, and more.
• Potato Pest Management (University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, USA): Coverage: Disease Management Recommendations for Seedpiece Decay, Seedborne Diseases, and Blackleg,  Early Blight,  Late Blight,  Scab,Verticillium Wilt,  Rhizoctonia Canker,  Fusarium Dry Rot,  Viral diseases and Purple-top Wilt (Aster Yellows),  and Root Rot and Lesion Nematodes,  Minimum Preharvest Intervalsof Common Insecticides, Insecticide Rates and Guidelines for Colorado potato beetle; cutworms; flea beetles; potato leafhopper, Blister beetles,  Wireworms, and white grubs  Aphid, and Herbicide Rates and Guidelines for Preemergence, Postemergence, and Stale Seedbed.
• Potato Pest Management (Pest Management at the Crossroads).
• Potato or Tomato Psyllids in Home Gardens (National Integrated Pest Management Network: Colorado State University Component).
• Powdery scab of potatoes from Institute for Crop and Food Research (New Zealand): General information including life cycle, disease resistance, disease control and future research.
• SPONGOSPORA Home Page: Information on Powdery Mildew.
• University of California (USA) IPM Site: The UC IPM Site at Davis, California provides pictures and fairly complete control recommendations for most diseases, insects, nematodes and weeds affecting potatoes.
• University of California IPM Phenology Models: Potato Tuberworm and Potato Leafhopper.
• Vegetable Insects identification and control, Kentucky, USA: Index: Corn, Potatoes, Peppers, other Vegetables, Greenhouse, Beneficial insects, General pests, Vegetable Insect Calendar for Kentucky.

Related Links

• Commercial Vegetable Production Guide.
• Drought Advisory for Vegetable Production  (NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• The International Potato Center: Research Focus: Potato and Sweetpotato.
• Market News and Agricultural Statistics
• Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern - Univ. of Nebraska (USA).
• North Calolina State University (USA)- Plant Disease Information Notes -- Vegetables
• Offsetting Drought for Small-Scale Vegetable Production
• Oregon State University (USA) Plant Disease Control Guide
• Oregon State University (USA) Weed Control Guide
• Plant Disease Publications: Cooperative Extension Service Oklahoma State University, USA.
• Pest Management Recommendations for Vegetable & Potato Production
• Postharvest Cooling and Handling - North Carolina State Biological and Agricultural Engineering (NCSU-BAE)
• Sustainable  Practices for Vegetable Production in the South: Coverage:
• Sustainable Production Techniques: Soil Management, Cover Crops and Living Mulches, Conservation Tillage
• Integrated Pest Management:  Insect Management,  Disease Management,  Disease Rotation Guide
• Nematode Management
• Weed Management
• Crop Profiles  Beans, Cucumber, Pepper, Sweet Corn, Eggplant, Muskmelon and Watermelon, Tomato, Okra, Potato, Sweetpotato, Squash, Gourd, and Pumpkin, and Cabbage, Broccoli, and Other Cole Crops.
• VEG EDGE  from University of Minnesota, USA.
• VEGETABLE CROPS HOTLINE from Purdue University, USA.
• Vegetable Seed Company Addresses
• Vegetable Market Reports from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
• The World Geography of Potatoes: (The Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory of  University of Georgia):  Country-wise information on potato cultivation from all over the world.  The information about each country is organized under the following categories: history and trends of production; zones of production and climate; production practices such as growing seasons, seed sources, varieties and pests and diseases; and post-production information on storage and processing, distribution, preparation and consumption. Also included are graphs of area and production trends (from FAO data) and a map of production zones.

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