Potatoes in Canada

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Natural pest control under review in P.E.I.

A research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in P.E.I. is looking for natural ways to deal with click beetles and wireworms that cause damage to potatoes. 

July 19, 2018  By CBC News


Entomologist Christine Noronha is combining several methods including a trap that preys on click beetles’ affinity for light and planting buckwheat which is known to reduce the wireworm population. | READ MORE


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