Category Archives: Sweet Potato Pest Management

High Disease Risk for Several Specialty Crops

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Sean Westerveld

With the wet conditions experienced across most of southern Ontario over the past few weeks, the risk of both foliar and root diseases is high on many specialty crops. There is a particularly high risk of diseases caused by water … Continue reading →

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Tortoise and spotted cucumber beetles on sweet potatoes

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Melanie Filotas

Every summer we see insects munching on sweet potato foliage, but this year there seems to be a bit more feeding than normal. In addition to the usual suspects – flea beetles, grasshoppers and Japanese beetles – we are also … Continue reading →

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