Insect Pests of Potato Global Perspectives on Biology and Management 2nd Edition by Andrei Alyokhin, Silvia I Rondon, Yulin Gao ISBN 9780128212370 0128212373

Part I. Potato as an important staple crop

Chapter 1. Potatoes and their pests: setting the stage

1.1. History and present status

1.2. Potatoes and human civilization

1.3. Insect pests

1.4. Meeting the challenge

Chapter 2. Growing potatoes

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Geographic distribution

2.3. Climate requirements

2.4. Soil requirements

2.5. Soil reaction (pH)

2.6. Major inputs: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and organic matter

2.7. Irrigation requirements

2.8. Seed planting depth, spacing, and hilling

2.9. Time to maturity

2.10. Types of cultivars

2.11. Remote sensing

Chapter 3. Economic considerations in potato production

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Economics of seed pricing and production

3.3. Frozen processed potatoes

3.4. Potato chips

3.5. Fresh potatoes

3.6. Storage economics

3.7. US potato consumption trends

3.8. Potato demand

3.9. Global trends and future prospects for potato demand in developing countries

Part II. Biology of major pests

Chapter 4. Colorado potato beetle

4.1. Taxonomy and morphological description

4.2. Origins and history of spread

4.3. Genetic variability

4.4. Pest status and yield loss

4.5. Seasonal life cycle and diapause

4.6. Interactions with host plants

4.7. Reproduction and individual development

4.8. Movement and dispersal

4.9. Management implications

Chapter 5. Aphids

5.1. Basic biology

5.2. Interactions with host plants

5.3. Virus transmission

5.4. Management approaches

5.5. Summary and future directions

Chapter 6. Psyllids

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

6.3. Other psyllids

6.4. Final remarks

Chapter 7. Wireworms as pests of potato

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Elaterid biology

7.3. Species of economic importance in the holarctic

7.4. Differences within economic species

7.5. Wireworms and the potato crop

7.6. Sampling

7.7. Wireworm control

7.8. Conclusions

Chapter 8. Potato tuberworm

8.1. Taxonomy of P. operculella and other “tuberworms”

8.2. Phthorimaea operculella distribution around the world

8.3. Host range

8.4. Life cycle

8.5. Life table

8.6. Damage in the field

8.7. Damage from field to storage

8.8. Developmental thresholds and temperatures

8.9. Monitoring Phthorimaea operculella

8.10. Integrated pest management of P. operculella

8.11. Conclusions

Chapter 9. Hemipterans, other than aphids and psyllids affecting potatoes worldwide

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Leafhoppers

9.3. Planthoppers

9.4. True bugs

9.5. Conclusion

Chapter 10. Potato ladybirds

10.1. Underappreciated defoliator

10.2. Morphology

10.3. Geographic distribution, host range, and taxonomy

10.4. Damage

10.5. Biology

10.6. Management

10.7. Conclusions and future directions

Part III. Management approaches

Chapter 11. Chemical control

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Early history of chemical control in potatoes

11.3. The pesticide treadmill

11.4. A plethora of chemical control options still available in the 21st century

11.5. Insecticide options for organic potatoes

11.6. Chemical control of hemipteran pests

11.7. Chemical control of wireworms

11.8. Chemical control of potato tuberworm

11.9. Final thoughts

Chapter 12. Insecticidal RNA interference (RNAi) for control of potato pests

12.1. Introduction

12.2. Parameters affecting insecticidal activity of dsRNA

12.3. Delivery of dsRNA to potato pests

12.4. Safety of insecticidal dsRNA

12.5. Use of dsRNA against potato pests

12.6. Resistance to dsRNA and management in potato

12.7. Conclusions and future prospects

Chapter 13. Biological and behavioral control of potato insect pests

13.1. Introduction

13.2. Natural enemies of major potato pests

13.3. Biological and behavioral control deployments

13.4. Endophytic fungi

13.5. Pheromones for monitoring and population management

13.6. Interactions of biological and behavioral control

13.7. Current and future research needs

13.8. Conclusion

Chapter 14. Potato resistance against insect herbivores

14.1. Introduction

14.2. Natural variation in potato insect resistance

14.3. Engineered resistance

14.4. Constraints on host plant resistance

14.5. Future directions

Chapter 15. Cultural control and other non-chemical methods

15.1. Introduction

15.2. Management of abiotic conditions

15.3. Management of biotic conditions

15.4. Examples of habitat management

15.5. Concluding remarks

Part IV. Problems and solutions in major potato-producing areas of the world

Chapter 16. Latin America potato production: pests and foes

16.1. History of potato production in Latin America

16.2. Unintentional and intentional breeding efforts

16.3. Potato’s contribution to the national economies

16.4. Potato issues in Latin America

16.5. Integrated pest management approach to control pest problems in potatoes: common issues across diverse regions

16.6. Main pests affecting potato production in Latin America

16.7. Natural enemies

Chapter 17. The United States of America and Canada

17.1. Introduction

17.2. Potato farming in overall economy

17.3. Local agroclimatic conditions

17.4. Main producers and market conditions

17.5. Main insect pests

17.6. Methods of pest control

17.7. Problems and perspectives

Chapter 18. Regional overview of potato pest problem in EU

18.1. Potato has been cultivated in Europe for over 500 years

18.2. Two major pests of potato in Europe

18.3. Potato farming was worth EUR 11 billion in 2017

18.4. Biggest current pest problems

18.5. Means of mitigating pest problems

18.6. Future challenges

Chapter 19. Russian Federation, Belarus, and Ukraine

19.1. History and local characteristics of potato production

19.2. Russian Federation

19.3. Republic of Belarus

19.4. Ukraine

19.5. Summary and conclusions

Chapter 20. China and Central Asia

20.1. Potato production in China and Central Asia

20.2. Abundance, the relative importance of potato pests in China and Central Asia

20.3. Management practices of key potato pests in China and Central Asia

20.4. Conclusions

Chapter 21. Insect pests of potato in India: biology and management

21.1. Introduction

21.2. Root and tuber-eating pests

21.3. Sap-feeding pests

21.4. Leaf-eating and defoliating insects

Chapter 22. Australia and New Zealand

22.1. Overview of the industry

22.2. Main pests

22.3. Control methods

Chapter 23. Management of potato pests and diseases in Africa

23.1. Overview

23.2. Potato pests and diseases

23.3. Pest and disease management practices

23.4. Conclusion

Part V. Basic science in potato pest management

Chapter 24. Evolutionary considerations in potato pest management

24.1. Introduction

24.2. Fundamentals of evolution

24.3. Applied evolution

24.4. Evolution in agricultural ecosystems

24.5. Evolutionary process of becoming a pest

24.6. An obscure leaf beetle turns into a major pest of potatoes

24.7. Insecticide resistance

24.8. Interactions with abiotic environment

24.9. Human turn to adapt?

24.10. Conclusions

Chapter 25. Ecology of a potato field

25.1. “Potatoes partly made of oil”

25.2. An underappreciated challenge

25.3. Healthy soils and healthy plants

25.4. Dawn of the killer fungi

25.5. The power of connections

Chapter 26. Ecological and evolutionary factors mitigating Colorado potato beetle adaptation to insecticides

26.1. Introduction

26.2. Genetic variation

26.3. Pesticide use

26.4. Noncrop host plants

26.5. Natural enemies

26.6. Crop rotation

26.7. Climate suitability

26.8. Future research

26.9. Conclusion

Part VI. Current challenges and future directions

Chapter 27. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in potatoes

27.1. What is IPM?

27.2. The elements of IPM

27.3. An IPM strategy for potatoes typical in Australia

27.4. Taught everywhere but typically slow and low rates of adoption. Why?

27.5. Changing to IPM when a crisis occurs or avoiding a crisis. Examples beyond potatoes

27.6. How to achieve rapid adoption of IPM in the absence of a crisis

27.7. Conclusion

Chapter 28. Epilogue: the road to sustainability

Index