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Potato (Solanum tuberosum) - (Root crops)

List of pests:

Coleoptera
Diptera (plant parasitic)
Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha
Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha
Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking)
Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha
Lepidoptera
Other insect orders (plant/storage pests)
Other pests

(Detailed information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files)
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Coleoptera:

Agriotes (genus)
Agriotes lineatus
Agriotes obscurus
Agriotes sputator
Agriotes ustulatus
Ancognatha scarabaeoides
Brahmina coriacea
Cyclocephala signaticollis
Diabrotica decempunctata
Diabrotica speciosa
Diaprepes abbreviatus
Epilachna niponica
Epilachna vigintioctomaculata
Epilachna yasutomii
Epitrix (genus)
Epitrix argentinensis
Epitrix cucumeris
Epitrix hirtipennis
Epitrix papa
Epitrix pubescens
Epitrix similaris
Epitrix subcrinita
Epitrix tuberis
Hapatesus hirtus
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
Henosepilachna yasutomii
Heteronychus arator
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Limonius canus
Maecolaspis bridarolli
Melanotus (genus - wireworms)
Melanotus communis
Melolontha hippocastani
Melolontha melolontha
Naupactus leucoloma
Oribius (genus)
Premnotrypes (genus)
Premnotrypes latithorax
Premnotrypes suturicallus
Premnotrypes vorax
Psylliodes affinis
Trichobaris trinotata

Diptera (plant parasitic):

Liriomyza braziliensis
Liriomyza huidobrensis
Liriomyza sativae
Liriomyza trifolii
Phytomyza horticola

Hemiptera - Cicadomorpha:

Circulifer tenellus
Empoasca decipiens
Empoasca fabae
Empoasca kraemeri
Orosius orientalis
Psammotettix striatus

Hemiptera - Fulgoromorpha:

Hyalesthes obsoletus
Pentastiridius leporinus
Reptalus panzeri
Sogatella vibix
Unkanodes tanasijevici

Hemiptera - Heteroptera (plantsucking):

Cyrtomenus grossus
Euschistus servus
Lygocoris pabulinus
Lygus (genus)
Lygus elisus
Lygus hesperus
Lygus keltoni
Lygus pratensis
Lygus rugulipennis
Melanotrichus flavosparsus
Nezara viridula
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:

Acyrthosiphon pisum
Aphis (genus)
Aphis craccivora
Aphis fabae
Aphis frangulae
Aphis glycines
Aphis gossypii
Aphis helianthi
Aphis nasturtii
Aphis spiraecola
Aploneura lentisci
Aulacorthum solani
Bactericera cockerelli
Bactericera nigricornis
Bemisia tabaci
Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1
Bemisia tabaci biotype MED
Brachycaudus helichrysi
Capitophorus elaeagni
Ferrisia malvastra
Lipaphis erysimi
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Myzus (genus)
Myzus ascalonicus
Myzus persicae
Nipaecoccus viridis
Peliococcus turanicus
Phorodon humuli
Planococcus citri
Rhopalosiphum maidis
Rhopalosiphum padi
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale
Russelliana solanicola
Saissetia coffeae
Schizaphis graminum
Sitobion avenae
Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Lepidoptera:

Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis repleta
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa zea
Lacanobia oleracea
Leucinodes orbonalis
Manduca sexta
Ostrinia nubilalis
Paraschema detectendum
Phthorimaea absoluta
Phthorimaea operculella
Schrankia costaestrigalis
Spodoptera eridania
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera littoralis
Spodoptera ochrea
Symmetrischema tangolias
Tecia solanivora
Trichoplusia ni

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):

Dociostaurus maroccanus
Frankliniella occidentalis
Frankliniella schultzei
Frankliniella tuberosi
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Schistocerca gregaria
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Tettigonia viridissima
Thrips palmi
Thrips tabaci

Other pests:

Arion subfuscus
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Scutigerella immaculata
Tandonia budapestensis
Tetranychus evansi
Tetranychus truncatus
Tetranychus urticae