Sweet potato diseases and pests: symptoms and control
The 2 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Sweet potato, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.
Growing Sweet potato? The free Sweet potato grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.
Insect pests
Sweet potato weevilCylas formicariusInsect · Sweet potato weevils are the most damaging insect pests of sweet potato worldwide. Their grubs tunnel through…
Virus diseases
Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD)Sweet potato feathery mottle virus with sweet potato chlorotic stunt virusVirus disease · Sweet potato virus disease is the most damaging disease of sweet potato. It develops when a plant is infected…
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