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Q.Our Swift Early Potatoes Seem To Have A Disease ( Wilted And With A Worm Problem. The Other Potato Types Seem Fine At The Moment.

Zone Bath , uk | Adrobertson24 added on June 25, 2023 | Answered

Are there any other reports of this problem? Yellowing leaves , stunted growth

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BushDoctor
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Answered on June 26, 2023

It sounds like you could have potato tubeworms. This is, best, controlled with organic control. I would, either, use insects that hunt these worms, such as braconid wasps, or other insecticide control. This article will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/controlling-potato-tuberworms.htm

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