Content related to the sectors: potatoes

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.

Free-living nematodes can affect crops including carrots, potatoes and sugar beet causing yield reductions and reducing crop quality.

Find out about the species in the soil pest complex and how to manage them.

Find out how to identify and encourage rove beetles in field crops.

Learn about the life cycle and identification of soldier beetles, as well as how to encourage them.

Ladybirds commonly eat aphids and scale insects and are important for biocontrol.

Learn how to encourage flower and pirate bugs, damsel bugs and assassin bugs.

Learn about the biology and benefits of encouraging centipedes.

Learn how to identify and encourage robber flies.