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First Lso-positive potato psyllid found in Idaho this season

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First Lso-positive potato psyllid found in Idaho this season

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Posted on: June 1, 2017 by Erik Wenninger

One psyllid collected last week from a yellow sticky card deployed at the Kimberly Research & Extension Center tested positive for Lso (liberibacter), the bacterium associated with zebra chip disease. No psyllids collected from commercial fields tested positive.

On Friday we will post details on our monitoring results from this week.

We continue to urge growers and crop consultants to implement IPM programs for zebra chip.

More information can be found here: http://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes/news
--Click on the links under “Updated weekly reports” for details on trap captures in Intense and Light sites.
--Click on the “Psyllid Management” link on the left panel for information on psyllid and zebra chip biology and management.

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