Potato

The main vertebrate threats to sweet potato vines, which grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11, according to North Carolina… Read More »What Animals Eat Sweet Potato Leaves?

Voles, mice and raccoons are a few hungry critters that may feed on your potato plants. What is eating the leaves of my potato plants?… Read More »What Animals Eat Potato Plant Leaves?

This showy plant with elegant white or blue-tinged flowers adds interest to a garden space but is also toxic to pets and humans if ingested.… Read More »Are Blue Potato Plants Poisonous To Dogs?

Are Potato Bugs Poisonous? Potato bugs are not poisonous. However, these pests have toxin-rich saliva that can damage plants. For humans, without any toxin glands,… Read More »Can You Eat Potato Bugs?

This showy plant with elegant white or blue-tinged flowers adds interest to a garden space but is also toxic to pets and humans if ingested.… Read More »Is The White Potato Vine Poisonous?

What is Jerusalem Cricket (Potato Bug)? Jerusalem crickets (Stenopelmatus fuscus) are large insects that look like a cross between a large ant and a fat… Read More »Does A Potato Bug Look Like?

Wireworms are the soil-dwelling larvae of click beetles. Several wireworm species occur in western potato soils, but the most common are the Pacific coast wireworm,… Read More »What Kind Of Worms Get In Potatoes?

Let’s just get one thing out of the way here: While not poisonous, a bite from a potato bug can certainly rattle you! Potato bugs… Read More »Are Potato Bugs Harmful?

They burrow into the potato leaving holes which allows rot and other diseases access. Wireworms can attack other root vegetables, especially carrots, leeks and the… Read More »Do Worms Live In Potatoes?

Potatoes make great wireworm traps. Cut a potato in half and run a stick through the middle. Bury the spud about one inch deep so… Read More »How Do I Get Rid Of Potato Worms?