News on Potato Tuber Moth from the Americas

Guatemalan tuber moth larvae cause great damage to potatoes. (Courtesy: Pavan Kumar, Boyce Thompson Institute)
April 09, 2024
Colombia: alerta fitosanitaria por polilla guatemalteca
El Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA) dio la alerta por la plaga que puede comprometer seriamente los cultivos de la regiones más céntricas del país.
Yellow potatoes
March 06, 2024
Colombia: cambios en las tendencias de mercado para el mes de Marzo
En Colombia los precios se mantienen a la baja pero se esperan cambios para finales de Marzo. Presidente de la Federación Nacional de productores explicó las tendencias.
Tecia solanivora
January 03, 2024
Perú: gobierno promueve medidas para controlar la polilla guatemalteca
Peru aprobó medidas para controlar a la polilla guatemalteca en la región, una de las plagas con mayor impacto sobre la producción de papa.
Honduras: Inspeccionan cultivos de papa afectadas por palomillas en Intibucá.
April 13, 2022
Honduras: Inspeccionan cultivos de papa afectadas por palomillas en Intibucá
Técnicos del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) y de la Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología (DICTA), de la Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG), realizaron visita de campo e inspección en plantaciones de papa.
Refuerzan vigilancia fitosanitaria para evitar ingreso de la polilla de la papa en Piura, Perú
February 15, 2021
Refuerzan vigilancia fitosanitaria para evitar ingreso de la polilla de la papa en Piura, Perú
El Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego, a través del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria – SENASA, mantiene el monitoreo preventivo de la plaga Tecia solanivora, conocida también como ‘Polilla Guatemalteca’
Potato Growers in the United States Asked To Watch For Tuber Moth As Harvest Approaches
October 08, 2019
US Potato Growers Asked To Watch For Tuber Moth As Harvest Approaches
Its harvest time for many in the potato industry, and those not quite to that point, harvest will be here before you know it. Washington State University’s Tim Waters said growers need to continue to watch for pests.
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Damage caused by the potato tuber moth (Courtesy: Katja Poveda).
January 13, 2018
When pests graze certain potatoes, yields double
When some Colombian potato varieties are lightly grazed by a pest, the plants respond by growing larger tubers, at times doubling their yields. Researchers see an opportunity and want to know more...
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Guatemalan tuber moth larvae cause great damage to potatoes. (Courtesy: Pavan Kumar, Boyce Thompson Institute)
May 05, 2016
Potato plants trigger aboveground defenses in response to tuber attacks
Potato plants boost the chemical defenses in their leaves when Guatemalan tuber moth larvae feed on their tubers, report researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI).
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Hairy Nightshade that has the potential to be problematic in potato cultivation
May 28, 2014
New 'Focus on Potato' Webcasts Tackle Hairy Nightshade, Potato Tuber Moth
Hairy nightshade and potato tuberworm (or potato tuber moth) are two economically important inhibitors to potato production. Two of the latest ‘Focus on Potato’ webcasts focus on these economically important potato pests.
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January 16, 2012
Research into use of bioinsecticides for control of potato tuber moth in Costa Rica
Yannery Gómez Bonilla, a graduate in Biology from the University of Costa Rica, has done research for her PhD into the application of granulovirus against two species of potato tuber moth.
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Research: Moth larvae spit boosts potato yield
May 25, 2010
Research: Moth larvae spit boosts potato yield
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers.The secret is in the spit, write the researchers online in the...
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