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