PESTS & PARASITES
Cutworms and other pests that plague potatoes
When crops are planted in spring, after the land has been left unplanted throughout winter, farmers generally believe that their land should be free of cutworm. But these hardy creatures – which aren’t worms, but in fact, caterpillars – can survive on rotting vegetation while waiting for those potatoes to be planted.
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