Content related to the sectors: potatoes

Learn about dung flies and how to encourage them.

Learn about the diversity of gall midges and how some can be used as natural enemies.

Find out how to encourage hoverflies as natural enemies of field pests.

Learn to identify and know the benefits of encouraging lacewings.

Various Hymenoptera species are important as natural enemies of field pests.

Find out about the identification, life cycle, benefits and how to encourage parasitic wasps and parasitoids.

Learn about the biology of spiders and mites and how to encourage them in field crops.

Find out how to identify and monitor wireworms across a wide variety of crops.

Learn about the life cycle and identification of chafer grubs affecting potatoes and sugar beet.

Learn about the life cycle and viruses transmitted by the buckthorn–potato aphid.

The willow–carrot aphid affects carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley and potatoes, and transmits viruses.

The potato leafhopper is a minor pest of potatoes.