Pest management
Potato Pests
Pest names frequently listed for Potato varieties in open plant databases. Use as a scouting checklist — pressure varies by region.
Pests mentioned for this crop
- Aphids 37 mentions
- Flea Beetles 37 mentions
- Wireworms 20 mentions
- Carrot Rust Fly 10 mentions
- Cabbage Root Maggots 9 mentions
- Carrot Fly 5 mentions
- Cabbage Root Maggot 5 mentions
- Root Maggots 5 mentions
- Colorado Potato Beetle 5 mentions
- Leaf Miners 4 mentions
- Cutworms 3 mentions
- Cabbage Worms 2 mentions
- Onion Maggot 2 mentions
- Thrips 2 mentions
- Onion Thrips 2 mentions
- Cabbage Moths 2 mentions
- Cabbage Maggots 1 mentions
- Potato Flea Beetle 1 mentions
- Sweet Potato Weevil 1 mentions
- Leek Moth 1 mentions
- Potato Tuberworm 1 mentions
- Carrot Rust Flies 1 mentions
- Cabbage Root Maggots (Preventable With Row Covers Or Cool-Season Timing 1 mentions
- Generally Pest-Resistant 1 mentions
- Occasional Carrot Rust Fly Damage In Susceptible Regions 1 mentions
- Allium Leafminers 1 mentions
- Onion Maggots 1 mentions
- Root Maggots (Less Common In Hybrid Radishes 1 mentions
Related resistance notes from varieties
- Good tolerance to splitting and cracking
- Good cold tolerance and slow to bolt
- Good bolt resistance and heat tolerance for a turnip
- Excellent cold tolerance and storage ability
- Good general disease resistance, moderate carrot fly tolerance
- Excellent downy mildew resistance, good cercospora leaf spot tolerance
- Generally disease-free due to rapid growth cycle
- Good general resistance, tolerates clubroot better than related crops
FAQ: pests on Potato
What pests affect Potato?
Cultivar notes commonly mention Aphids, Flea Beetles, Wireworms, Carrot Rust Fly, Cabbage Root Maggots, Carrot Fly, Cabbage Root Maggot, Root Maggots, Colorado Potato Beetle, Leaf Miners, Cutworms, Cabbage Worms. Pressure varies by climate and season — confirm with local extension.
Lists are aggregated from cultivar notes, not a diagnostic service. Confirm identification locally before treating.