P.E.I. potato farmers on alert as aphid numbers rise5 hours agoDuration 2:325 hours agoNewsDuration 2:32More P.E.I. potato farmers are taking part in a provincial program to track aphids this summer. The pest can cause significant damage and transmit viruses, which is particularly worrisome to seed potato growers. Aphid traps are checked twice a week and the numbers seem to be on the upswing. Nancy Russell tells us more.Related Stories Province offers to buy P.E.I. potato wart index fields, take them out of agricultural production Preventative measures can reduce tick risk on P.E.I., experts say P.E.I. strawberry farmer hoping more Islanders will buy local this season N.S. strawberry growers keep watch for possible fungal disease in crop Maritime farmers get access to new warning system for fungal diseaseMore from NewsVideo2:55A look at Therme’s new designs for Ontario Place waterpark, spaCBC News Toronto 2 hours agoVideo4:56Russia attacks Ukraine with more than 700 dronesCBC News Network (Highlights) 2 hours agoVideo1:21Check out Kitchener’s newest pedestrian bridgeThe Morning Edition – K-W 4 hours agoVideo4:36Patients, former staff accuse Winnipeg doctor of losing, mismanaging medical files4 hours agoVideo4:054 youth entrepreneurs share what they love about running their first business5 hours agoTrending NowVideo0:29RAW VIDEO: The basking shark that Don Gauthier spotted off P.E.I.’s North ShoreJuly 8Video1:16#TheMoment a N.S. business owner made a pool just for dogsThe National July 7Video1:10Meteotsunami-like wave caught on video near Thunder Bay, Ont.June 26Video2:29Texas flash flood: Why Camp Mystic was so vulnerableThe National July 8Video1:33‘Impossible’ to make Canada the 51st state: Ryan ReynoldsThe National July 1
P.E.I. potato farmers on alert as aphid numbers rise
