More psyllids found; two Lso positive psyllids captured last week

  • This week we received traps from 54 fields of the 55 fields that we are monitoring.
  • We captured a total of 42 psyllids spread across 17 fields.
  • Captures were from the following counties: Owyhee, Canyon, Elmore, Jerome, Twin Falls, Minidoka, Bingham, and Bannock.
  • Of the 54 psyllids captured last week, two tested positive for Lso.
  • For psyllids captured this week, we expect to have results on Lso incidence next week.

Psyllid captures this week were higher than at this time last year, though Lso incidence is still low at this time.

More information on management of potato psyllids and ZC can be found here:

https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes/pest-management/psyllid-management

To view the weekly data by site in the old spreadsheet format: https://tinyurl.com/potatopsyllid