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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

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 ...

Andy Jensen just might be the only person in North America with his particular hobby. By day, Jensen is the go-between for farmers and researchers as manager of the Northwest Potato Research ...

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 ...