News on Potato Defects and Diseases from Manitoba

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Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on the bottom of a potato leaf (Courtesy: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University)
July 19, 2016
Late blight detected in a Western Manitoba Potato Crop
Manitoba's first case of late blight for the year was found in a western Manitoba field over the weekend.
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In the Red River Valley, 2016 is shaping up to be the year of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata).(Courtesy: @spudology / twitter)
February 23, 2015
Colorado Potato Beetle insecticide resistance spreading west
It should come as no surprise to Prairie potato growers that Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) insecticide resistance is increasing.
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