Psyllid captures still low; one Lso-positive psyllid from last week

ByErik Wenninger Potato Psyllid/Zebra Chip Monitoring Program
  • This week we received traps from 48 fields that we are monitoring.
  • We captured a total of 13 psyllids across 5 fields.
  • Captures were from the following counties: Payette, Jerome, Gooding, and Twin Falls.
  • Among the 9 psyllids captured last week, 1 tested positive for Lso.

Psyllid captures this week were similar to the relatively low captures during this period in the last 2-3 seasons. With relatively low psyllid captures and only two Lso-positive psyllids detected so far, ZC risk appears to be relatively low this year. That could change as the season progresses and temperatures rise, so stay tuned.