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Pb1033 Controlling The Alfalfa Weevil In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1033 Controlling The Alfalfa Weevil In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Field & Commercial Crops
The alfalfa weevil is present in every county in Tennessee where alfalfa is grown. Producers should be prepared to control this extremely destructive insect whenever necessary if they expect to continue producing this valuable hay crop.
Sp290-N The Greenbug In Grain Sorghum, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension
Sp290-N The Greenbug In Grain Sorghum, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension
Field & Commercial Crops
Greenbugs are small (1.6 mm long), soft-bodied insects that are oval in shape. Greenbugs usually feed in colonies by sucking sap from leaves. Feeding may cause mottling and discoloration of the plant. Heavily infested leaves turn red or yellow, shrivel and die. Damaging levels of greenbugs can result in the destruction of entire grain sorghum fields.
Imidacloprid Insecticide Treatments For Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges Tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), Affect A Non-Target Soil Arthropod Community Surrounding Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga Canadensis (L.) Carriere, William N. Reynolds
Masters Theses
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand, is an invasive pest that is causing declines in populations of eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Carriere, in eastern North American forests. The threat of losing the hemlock as a foundation species in eastern forests prompted reserve managers to devise and implement HWA management strategies integrating cultural, biological, and chemical control tactics. Chemical control methods, systemic imidacloprid applications and horticultural oil foliar sprays, provide the most immediate and effective control of HWA in accessible hemlocks. Non-target impacts of HWA chemical control methods on soil arthropod communities are undocumented.
Empirical studies in the field …
Sp341-A-Protect Farm-Stored Grain, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp341-A-Protect Farm-Stored Grain, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Field & Commercial Crops
Several insect species attack stored grain, resulting in both direct and indirect losses. Direct losses from insect feeding result in reduced grain weight, loss of nutrients and decreased germination. Indirectly, the presence of insects causes a deterioration and contamination of grain. This results in a poorer grade of grain and lower market value.