Potato Flea
Epitrix Similaris
Pathogen:
Type:
Insect
Risk:
INTERMEDIATE
Patata
Escarabajos
WHO CAUSES IT?
Epitrix similaris, known as the potato flea, is a beetle that mainly affects potato crops and other vegetables of the Solanaceae family. This insect has a fast life cycle, especially in warm climates. Females lay eggs in the soil near potato plants, and the emerging larvae feed on the roots and tubers. The adults feed on the leaves of the plant, causing small holes in the leaf surface.
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SYMPTOMS
The potato flea causes damage to the leaves, roots and tubers of the potato. Symptoms include small holes in leaves, damage to roots and tunneling in tubers. This damage can weaken the plant and reduce the quality and quantity of the harvest.
• Small holes in the leaves of the plant.
• Damage to potato roots.
• Tunneling in the tubercles, causing deformities.
• Decrease in the quality and quantity of the harvest.
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
15°C - 30°C
40% - 80%
TRANSMISSION ROUTES
Flight, direct contact with infected plants or tubers, contaminated soil.
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TREATMENTS
Chemical treatments
• ACETAMIPRID 20% [SP] P/P
• DELTAMETHRIN 1.57% [SC] P/V
• DELTAMETHRIN 2.5% [EW] P/V
Treatments allowed in organic farming
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Biological treatments
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Recommendations
• Regularly monitor crops to detect the presence of the pest.
• Use monitoring traps to control adult populations.
• Apply specific insecticides according to expert recommendations.
• Rotate crops with non-host plants to interrupt the pest's life cycle.
• Avoid excess moisture in the soil, as it favors the development of larvae.
• Use pest-resistant potato varieties.
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TREATMENTS
Homemade remedies
There are no home treatments
Natural allies
Chemical treatments
There are no treatments for this disease. Treatments are directed at the insect vectors that transmit it. See insect treatments.
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