18 min

Understanding insecticides and how they work Tuber Talk

    • Business News

Whether it’s a pest that chews or sucks, controlling insects in your field is a necessary part of life for potato growers.
In this episode of Tuber Talk, Potatoes in Canada editor Derek Clouthier talks with Andrew Thompson, area business manager for ADAMA Canada. Thompson helps listeners get a better understanding of the various types of insecticides, how they work, what they are intended to do, what factors can contribute to them not working the way one would expect and what type of products are tailored to a growers’ specific needs.

Whether it’s a pest that chews or sucks, controlling insects in your field is a necessary part of life for potato growers.
In this episode of Tuber Talk, Potatoes in Canada editor Derek Clouthier talks with Andrew Thompson, area business manager for ADAMA Canada. Thompson helps listeners get a better understanding of the various types of insecticides, how they work, what they are intended to do, what factors can contribute to them not working the way one would expect and what type of products are tailored to a growers’ specific needs.

18 min