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 Post subject: Potato leaf spots
PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:08 pm 
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My potatoes are very happy and healthy. However, recently I am noticing some brown splotches on the lower part of some of the leaves. I am hoping it is the result of too much water but would like some ideas. I am attaching a photo below.


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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:39 pm 
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are the areas that are brown also very thin? Looks like there's been a pest sucking the juice out of the leaves to me.

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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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Yes they are thin. Any idea of what kind of pest it could be?


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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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Could be 4-line plant bug. They have bright red underbelly and suck the juice out of leaves enough that it makes the leaf wilt or makes it look like a fungal disease.

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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:08 pm 
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You are correct on the 4-line plant bug. I saw them on the folliage. I sparyed them with some clove insectacide and it seems to work pretty good. Thanks for your input. It's one of the few things that product seems to work on.


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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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The other good thing is that the 4-line bug disappears when the weather turns hot.

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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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Coinsidentally so do the potatoes.


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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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darn the luck

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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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We, too have spots on the leaves of our potatoes. See the pictures.

Is this the dreaded blight? or something less sinister?

All help would be greatly appreciated. This is our first season with Potatoes.
For reference, the varieties are Vivaldi, Dunluce and Maris Piper.

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Pete


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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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I found a photo of the bug online so am posting it for my benefit and those others who will be working on another crop of potatoes soon. Thanks, Sandi!

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 Post subject: Re: Potato leaf spots
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Just remember that potatoes are not normally harmed by this bug; it just makes the foliage look bad. Plant organic seed potatoes in February and harvest them in May.

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