Pamene nyengo yolima mbatata ikuyamba, Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) ipereka zinthu zaulere za Integrated Pest Management (IPM) za mbatata ya Washington alimi. IPM ndi njira yothandiza kwambiri komanso yolimbana ndi kasamalidwe ka tizilombo yomwe imaphatikiza njira zingapo zothandizira kuchepetsa kuchuluka kwa tizirombo ndi kupanikizika kwa matenda mokwanira kuti zisawononge mbeu. IPM imaphatikizaponso njira zowonera, zakuthupi, zikhalidwe, zikhalidwe ndi miyambo yothandizira kuti tizirombo tiziwononga chilengedwe.
"Pogwiritsa ntchito njira yothandiza ku IPM, alimi amatha kumvetsetsa bwino zomwe zimalimbikitsa matenda kapena kuchuluka kwa tizilombo tomwe sitikufuna," atero a Raina Spence, Director of Industry Outreach a WSPC. "Izi zimapangitsa kuti alimi azigwiritsa ntchito bwino nthawi komanso malo oyenera."
Chaka chilichonse WSPC imayang'ana kwambiri pakuthandiza alimi kudera lonselo kuti apeze tizilombo toyambitsa matenda komanso chomera. WSPC imapereka zida za IPM ndi zinthu zina kwaulere kwa alimi ndipo izi zikuyimira njira zochepa chabe zowonetsetsa kuti alimi onse atha kugwiritsa ntchito njira zoyenera zoyendetsera tizilombo. Kuphatikiza apo, WSPC imathandizira kuyeserera kwa IPM mchigawo chonse pogwirizana ndi Washington State University (WSU) pamapulogalamu oyang'anira tizilombo. WSU ili ndi magulu omwe amachita zolimbitsa thupi kwambiri kuti ayang'ane tizirombo tambiri nthawi yonse yotentha. Njira zodabwitsazi zimathandizira kusunga zinthu zofunikira ndikuwonetsetsa kuti nthaka ingakhalepo kwanthawi yayitali.
“M'nyengo yotentha tidzawona misampha yathu kangapo pa sabata zomwe zimatipatsa chidziwitso chambiri chokhudza komwe tizilombo toyambitsa matenda tili komanso zomwe zikuchitika mdziko la tizilombo. Izi zitithandiza kudziwa njira zoyenera zopewera, ”adatero wolima mbatata Stacy Kniveton, mwini wa Stavia LLC ndi WSPC Commissioner. "Njira zoyenera za IPM zimatilola kuti tisamadalire pazinthu zopanga zinthu zambiri ndikuti tithandizire kulimbana ndi tizilombo."
“Bungwe la WSPC ladzipereka kuthandiza alimi ndi ntchito yawo ya IPM, ndipo limapereka zinthu zosiyanasiyana zaulere kwa alimi aku Washington. Makhadi achikaso omata a psyllid ndi ma leafhopper, komanso zida zam'madzi za tuberworm zimaperekedwa kwa aliyense wolima kapena wothandizira pamunda. Kuphatikiza apo, magalasi okukulitsa ndi timapepala tating'ono tomwe tikupezeka kuofesi yathu, "adatero Spence. "WSPC imagawiranso makhadi osungunuka omwe amadziwika ndi tizilombo tomwe timadwala komanso tizilombo toyambitsa matenda todetsa nkhawa mbatata. Kuzindikira moyenera tizilombo, tizilombo toyambitsa matenda, kapena vuto la thupi ndilofunika kwambiri kuti tikhale ndi njira zothetsera vutoli. ”
Kuphatikiza pa izi, alimi amathanso kutenga nawo gawo pulogalamu yowunikira madera omwe amatsata zofunikira za tizilombo monga kukula ndi komwe kuli anthu ofunikira tizirombo. Izi zimathandizira kuti ophunzira athe kudziwa kuchuluka kwa tizirombo kudera lonselo ndipo amapezeka ku www.nwpotatoresearch.com. Monga gawo la omwe amalima pulogalamuyi amatha kulembetsa zidziwitso za imelo.