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Comparison Of Chemigated And Aerially-Applied Chlorpyrifos And Fenvalerate For Control Of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae, Thomas J. Weissling, Frank B. Peairs, Stan D. Pilcher
Comparison Of Chemigated And Aerially-Applied Chlorpyrifos And Fenvalerate For Control Of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae, Thomas J. Weissling, Frank B. Peairs, Stan D. Pilcher
Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications
Aerial and overhead center-pivot irrigation system (chemigated) applications of chlorpyrifos 4 emulsifiable concentrate (EC) and fenvalerate 2.4EC significantly reduced numbers of first- and second-generation European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner, larvae in field corn, Zea mays L. The number of first-generation O. nubilalis larvae, pupae, or cavities per plant in plots chemigated with chlorpyrifos in 1984 was significantly less than in plots where chlorpyrifos was applied aerially. A similar trend was observed for fenvalerate in 1985. No significant differences among application methods were observed for second-generation O. nubilalis treatments. Chlorpyrifos and fenvalerate were effective O. nubilalis control agents but efficacy …