Psyllid monitoring is underway; one Lso positive psyllid captured last week

ByTasha Stanzak Potato Psyllid/Zebra Chip Monitoring Program
  • This week we received traps from all 55 fields that we are monitoring.
  • We captured a total of 54 psyllids spread across 20 fields.
  • Captures were from the following counties: Canyon, Elmore, Jerome, Gooding, Twin Falls, Minidoka, Cassia, and Bannock.
  • Of the 26 psyllids captured last week, one 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 still seems low at this time. Stay tuned for next week’s Lso results.

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