Project Number: 6204-22000-018-08
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Nov 01, 2007
End Date: Sep 30, 2009

Objective:
The objective of this cooperative research project is to transfer IPM methods developed by ARS for management of zebra chip vectors in potatoes to commercial growers in the southwestern U.S.

Approach:
The overall goal of this project is to transfer the technology for monitoring and integrated pest management of the potato psyllid to minimize the incidence of zebra chip in chipping potatoes.