Pest Focus: Keep a close watch for aphids in potato crops in early July!
Posted on 03 July 2025
Checking for the presence of winged aphids in crops especially during periods of warmer weather is vital and gives you time to consider control options if aphids are present.
Summer aphid control – staying vigilant
Aphids transmit a number of unwanted plant viruses, in fact more damaging plant viruses are transmitted by aphids than any other group of pests. Crops infected with Potato leaf roll virus or Potato virus Y can reduce yields and infect tubers, causing significant crop damage.
Aphid control programmes in seed crops should commence according to official forecasting risk warnings or if local aphid migration risk has been identified. In ware crops, spray treatments should commence when aphid numbers are building rapidly and reach threshold levels.
Product Options:
Clayton Sparta and Clayton Lanark are targeted insecticides and offer effective control of a wide range of disease-transmitting aphids in potatoes, including Peach-potato aphid, Potato aphid, Buckthorn-potato aphid and others.
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