Project Number: 5352-22000-016-13
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Jun 13, 2008
End Date: Apr 30, 2010

Objective:
To develop and formulate effective management strategies for the potato psyliid to reduce damages caused by zebra chip disease to potato.

Approach:
Develop management tools for zebra chip potato disease by conducting insecticide efficacy trials against the potato psyllid in southern California. Also, determine less toxic and biorational peesticides suitable for potato psyllid control. Documents SCA with UC Riverside.