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Aphid monitoring in 2023 – a quick review
The primary purpose of our aphid monitoring efforts in southeast Idaho is to inform seed potato growers when aphid flights are occurring. Seed potato growers are interested in this information because many aphid species can vector Potato virus Y (PVY), an economically impactful virus for the seed potato grower since seed potatoes becomes ineligible for…
Test blog post – Turnip aphid
This is a turnip aphid, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae, a common aphid in the upper snake river plain (and across the country) that uses a wide variety of mustard family species as a secondary host. It is a known vector of PVY.