Potato Pests

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General

Overview of Potato PestsOverview of
Potato Pests

Insects

AphidsAphids

Colorado Potato BeetleColorado Potato Beetle

Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles

Potato PsyllidPotato Psyllid

Onion ThripsThrips

ArmywormsArmyworms

CutwormsCutworms

GrasshoppersGrasshoppers

Tarnished Plant BugTarnished Plant Bug

WirewormsWhiteflies

Blister BeetleBlister Beetle

False Chinch BugFalse Chinch Bug

Potato LeafhopperPotato Leafhopper

Three-lined Potato BeetleThree-lined Potato Beetle

WirewormsWireworms

Diseases

Alfalfa Mosaic VirusAlfalfa Mosaic Virus
Black LegBlackleg
Corky RingspotCorky Ringspot
Early BlightEarly Blight 
Late BlightLate Blight
Leaf Roll VirusLeaf Roll Virus
Pink RotPink Rot
Potato Virus YPotato Virus Y
Powdery MildewPowdery Mildew
Powdery ScabPowdery Scab
Pythium LeakPythium Leak
ScabScab 
Tomato Spotted Wilt VirusTomato Spotted Wilt Virus
Fusarium Dry RotTuber Dry Rot
Verticillium WiltVerticillium Wilt
White MoldWhite Mold
Zebra Chip DiseaseZebra Chip Disease

Image Credits
• Potato Leafhopper: Iowa State University Extension
• Verticillium Wilt: Miller Research
• Early Blight: Miller Research
• Tuber Dry Rot: Miller Research
• Black Leg: Ohio State University
• Corky Ring Spot: Chrisvis1, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Potato Leaf Roll Virus: William M. Brown Jr., Bugwood.org


• Pink Rot: Miller Research
• Powdery Mildew: Phil Hamm
• Powdery Scab: allotment-garden.org
• Pythium Leak: Miller Research
• Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
• White Mold: Miller Research