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Full-Text Articles in Agriculture
Establishment Of Wildflower Islands To Enhance Roadside Health And Aesthetics, Walter Schacht, Judy Wu-Smart
Establishment Of Wildflower Islands To Enhance Roadside Health And Aesthetics, Walter Schacht, Judy Wu-Smart
Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports
Wildflowers are crucial in the ecological function of the low-input roadside plant communities in terms of water andnutrient cycling, nutrient inputs such as nitrogen, total plant canopy cover, stand longevity, and provision of habitat for numerous small animals. Further, wildflowers provide critical foraging and nesting resources for birds, insects, and other wildlife. Unfortunately, habitat loss from agricultural and urban development has led to rapid population declines in wild bees and other pollinators across the US, thereby jeopardizing not only food production but also the sustainability of our natural landscapes (Kearns & Inouye, 1997). One way to mitigate wild bee decline …
The Potential For Dickeya Dianthicola To Be Vectored By Two Common Insect Pests Of Potatoes, Jonas K. Insinga
The Potential For Dickeya Dianthicola To Be Vectored By Two Common Insect Pests Of Potatoes, Jonas K. Insinga
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Dickeya dianthicola (Samson) causing blackleg and soft rot was first detected in potatoes grown in Maine in 2014. Previous work has suggested that insects, particularly aphids, may be able to vector bacteria in this genus between plants, but no conclusive work has been done to confirm this theory. In order to determine whether insect-mediated transmission is likely to occur in potato fields, two model potato pests common in Maine were used: the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decimlineata Say) and the green peach aphids (Myzus persicae Sulzer). Olfactometry and recruitment experiments evaluated if either insect discriminates between infected and …
Peach Twig Borer Mating Disruption, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston
Peach Twig Borer Mating Disruption, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston
All Current Publications
Mating disruption became commercially available in the early 1990s, and was adopted by many Utah growers about a decade later. Use of this pest management technology can be daunting due to high up-front costs and monitoring requirements; however, after two to three seasons of use, the cost of mating disruption is the same or even less than conventional pest management.
Nebline, November/December 2019
Nebline, November/December 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
4-H Horse Program Grows Youth for Life
Thanksgiving Food Safety
Recipe of the Month
Successful Farmer Series Starts Jan. 10
Produce Safety Workshop, Nov. 19
Pesticide Applicator Trainings
Upcoming Green Industry Conferences
A New Can of Worms: Asian Jumping Worms
Use Caution to Avoid Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Reuse Your Fresh Cut Christmas Tree for Wildlife
Gifts For The Gardener
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
High-Quality Child Care Depends on Effective Family Engagement
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Beverlee Keller
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Dave Hattan
4-H Video Companion Animal Showmanship Contest Results
Outgoing 4-H Council Members
2019 …
Nebline, October 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Groundwater Protection: It’s Up to Everyone
The Nutritional Power of Pumpkins
Recipe of the Month
Sulfur Deficiency in Corn
Planting Garlic in the Fall Vegetable Garden
Composting Demonstrations
I Spy a Spider: Common Spiders Around the Home
Invasive Species: American Bullfrog
Plant Spring Bulbs for Pollinators
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
Become a Master Gardener
Chatting With Babies Helps Brain Development
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Kelsey Ebke
4-H Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Sept. 29
4-H Specialty Clubs Invite New Members
4-H Announcements for 4-H'ers and Volunteers
State Fair 4-H Top Results
Lancaster County 4-H Quilt of Valor …
Insect Population Dynamics, Varietal Preference And Performance Of Organic Bio-Pesticides, Anitha Chitturi, Jeanine Davis, Margaret Bloomquist, Franklin Quarcoo, Kokoasse Kpomblekou-A, Desmond Mortley
Insect Population Dynamics, Varietal Preference And Performance Of Organic Bio-Pesticides, Anitha Chitturi, Jeanine Davis, Margaret Bloomquist, Franklin Quarcoo, Kokoasse Kpomblekou-A, Desmond Mortley
Professional Agricultural Workers Journal
Abstract
Organic farming prohibits use of synthetic agrochemicals and encourages use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods. States in the Southeastern US generally lag behind the rest of the country in organic vegetable production partly because of high insect pressures that make it difficult to grow vegetables without pesticides. This study on summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), grown using organic management practices, was conducted at a research station located in Mills River, North Carolina. The objectives of the study were to assess insect population dynamics and to evaluate performance of three OMRI-approved bio-pesticides: Azadirachtin, Pyrethrin and Spinosad against major …
Effectiveness Of Different Agricultural Management Styles As Insect Biological Corridors: A Comparison Of Insect Populations In Fragmented Chocó Cloud Forest, Ecuador, Tara M. Krantz
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Insects are part of the most diverse class of animals on the planet and are essential to various ecological functions such as pollination, nutrient cycling, providing a food source for other taxa, and more. The diversity and ecological services of insects are necessary to the operation of agriculture because of pest control and pollination of crops. However, the diversity of insects is severely reduced due to fragmentation. It is currently not well understood if certain types of agriculture can lessen the impact of fragmentation on natural and crop-based insect communities. In this study, insect populations in four different agricultural management …
Nebline, September 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Read for Resilience Program Helps Young Children Cope After a Disaster
Breakfast — Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Recipe of the Month
Grazing Calves on Annual Forages
Sheet Composting Requires No Turning
Composting Demonstrations
Prepared, Not Scared. Be Ready for Disasters
Plant Asters for Fall Color
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
The Lowdown on Lyme Disease
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Brenda Nepper
4-H Teen Council Invites New Members
Support 4-H by Dining at Chipotle on O Street, Sept. 16
New Horticulture 4-H Club Meeting, Sept. 19
4-H Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Sept. 29
Interested in Joining 4-H? …
Integrated Pest Management In The Academic Small Greenhouse Setting: A Case Study Using Solanum Spp. (Solanaceae)., Daniel S. Hayes, Ingrid E. Jordon-Thaden, Jason T. Cantley, Angela J. Mcdonnell, Christopher T. Martine
Integrated Pest Management In The Academic Small Greenhouse Setting: A Case Study Using Solanum Spp. (Solanaceae)., Daniel S. Hayes, Ingrid E. Jordon-Thaden, Jason T. Cantley, Angela J. Mcdonnell, Christopher T. Martine
Faculty Journal Articles
Premise
Botanical faculty and staff at academic institutions are often tasked with establishing and/or caring for plant collections held in small greenhouse facilities. Once plants are in place, an especially acute challenge is managing plant pest/pathogen populations. Integrated pest management (IPM) approaches are an excellent option, but few examples exist in the literature of successful programs that have been developed in academic small greenhouse settings.
Methods and Results
Over several years, we developed an IPM program for two small research greenhouses on the campus of a primarily undergraduate institution where hundreds of plants have been grown for studies in the …
Nebline, August 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Kids Eat Right Month
Food Safety Tips for Electric Multi-Cookers
Recipe of the Month
Soybean Management Field Days
Landlord–Tenant Cash Rent Workshop, Aug. 21
Fall is Best for Control of Tough Weeds
Free Water Screening for Nitrates
Include Pets in Your Emergency Plan
Going Batty: Bugs on Bats
Make Your Yard a Greener Place
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
Tips for a Fun and Educational Day at the Fair
Upcoming Early Childhood Trainings
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Susan Holland
4-H’ers Test Family and Consumer Science and Entrepreneurship Skills at Life Challenge
4-H’ers Test Their Knowledge of …
Nebline, July 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Nebraska’s Bad Buzz: What You Need to Know About Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus
Summertime Snacking With Salsa
Recipes of the Month
Weather Challenges Keep Coming
Block Play Encourages Children’s Development in Multiple Areas
Extension Offers “Block Party” for Childcare Programs
Upcoming Early Childhood Trainings
My Personal Experience With West Nile Virus
Check Landscape Plants for Bagworms
Garden Guides: Things to Do This Month
Greener Town Grant Applications Due Aug. 31
HEART OF 4-H VOLUNTEER AWARD: Kylee Yakel
SUPER FAIR 4-H/FFA ANIMAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE BY JULY 1
11 4-H Clubs Helped at Kiwanis Karniva
Many Ways …
Nebline, June 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Understanding How Climate Change Affects Nebraska and Agriculture
Are You Drinking or Eating Enough Dairy Foods for the Health Benefits?
Recipe of the Month
Floods and Trees: Helping Trees Recover
Pretty Things That Pollinate
Perennial Plants for Pollinators
Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month
Pollinator Week: June 17–23
Upcoming Early Childhood Trainings
Nebraska Early Development Network
HEART OF 4-H Volunteer: Glenda Willnerd
JUNE 15 DEADLINE: 4-H Member Online Enrollment; Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Requirements for ANY Livestock Exhibitor; 4-H Projects Updated; Volunteer Online Enrollment; 4-H/FFA Animal IDs
4-H Sewing Help
4-H Clover Kids Animal Showmanship …
Landscape Pattern And Wild Bee Communities In Maine, Brianne Du Clos
Landscape Pattern And Wild Bee Communities In Maine, Brianne Du Clos
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Commercial production of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) in Maine relies primarily on managed honeybee hives; however, naturally occurring wild bees are more efficient pollinators of the crop. Wild bees have short foraging distances and must nest near crop fields to provide pollination services. After crop bloom, the surrounding landscape must provide sufficient forage to maintain wild bee populations for the remainder of the growing season. Lowbush blueberries in Maine are produced in a mixed-use landscape with two distinct landscape contexts. Here, we document bee communities and habitat resources (nesting and floral) in power line rights-of-way and eight land …
Nebline, May 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
25 Years of Earth Wellness Festival: A Generation of Students Have Learned Value of Environmental Resources
Malcolm 4th Graders Learn About Healthy Choices
Recipe of the Month
2019 Cash Rent Survey
Bagworm Control in Windbreaks
Choosing the Best Bug Spray to Protect Your Family From Mosquitoes and Ticks
2019 Herb of the Year
Garden Guide Things to Do This Month
Children and Mindful Eating
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Susan Martin
Babysitting Training, June 18
4-H Announcements for 4-H'ers and Volunteers
Clover College
Upcoming Landscape Workshops
Extension News: New Domestic Water and Wastewater Extension Associate
Extension News: Two New …
Nebline, March 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
CONTENTS
Emerald ash borer in Lancaster County: What to do now
Eat more dark-green veggies for St. Patrick’s Day and beyond
Recipe of the Month
Ag Estate Planning Workshop, March 5
Farmland Rent Meeting, March 14
Dicamba training, March 12
Early spring pest control for evergreen trees
Dropping like flies
Spring bird behaviors can be fascinating
2019 vegetable All-America Selections winners
Garden Guide Things to Do This Month
Addressing implicit bias
Upcoming early childhood trainings
Lincoln Early Childhood Conference
Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Lois Muhlbach
4-H Achievement Celebration
Pick-A-Pig club first meeting, March 17
Rabbit Show, April 27
4-H …
Nebline, April 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
Two Extension Programs Help Grow Lincoln’s Healthy Environment
Double Up Food Bucks
Choose Healthy Here
Focus on Moving More in April
Recipe of the Month
Field Conditions and Planting
Beneficial Fungi and Tree Health
Response to Bed Bugs: Panic vs. Reasonable Actions
Cleaning Up After Rodents
2019 Perennial Plant of the Year
Garden Guide Things to Do This Month
Laugh Out Loud — Developing Humor in Children
Upcoming Early Childhood Trainings
HEART OF 4-H-Megan Starner
Kiwanis Karnival, April 12
Horse Bits
Teen Council 4-H’ers Are True Leaders at 4-H Lock-In
New in 4-H at Super Fair
Youth for the Quality …
Lepidopteran Diversity And Abundance Across Five Different Indigenously Managed Land Use Zones In The Naso-Teribe Territory, Bocas Del Toro Province, Panama, Eli Dotson
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Lepidopterans, the order that includes both moths and butterflies, are among the best-known insects taxonomically and ecologically due to the relative ease of monitoring them in comparison to other groups of insects. Their distribution follows that of other insects and forms of life, as around 90% of species have a tropical distribution. This incredibly speciose group of animals fills many vital roles in the ecosystems they inhabit, including herbivores in their larval stages, prey for a variety of predators in all life stages, and pollinators for many plant species as adults. In some circumstances, certain species may also serve as …
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: Pollinators As Vectors Of Mummy Berry Disease In Highbush Blueberry, Matthew Boyer
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: Pollinators As Vectors Of Mummy Berry Disease In Highbush Blueberry, Matthew Boyer
Doctoral Dissertations
Background: Many plants must balance the need for pollination services with mediating the risk of pollinator-vectored pathogens. Vaccinium corymbosum, highbush blueberry, is negatively affected by an insect-vectored, fungal plant pathogen, Monilinia vaccinii-corymosi (MVC), the cause of mummy berry disease, in which the asexual spore mimics pollen grains and is transferred from blighted tissue to flowers via pollinators, resulting in inedible, hardened fruits. Highbush blueberry plants require outcrossed pollen for maximum yield and fecundity. Therefore, yield of blueberry plants rely on a balance between adequate pollination service and disease avoidance. Approach: To explore the relationship between pollinator community and infection …
Nebline, February 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
EFNEP celebrates 50 years of nutrition education
Tips to lower your risk for heart disease
Recipe of the Month
Pesticide applicator trainings
Successful Farmer Series runs through Feb. 8
Nut Orchard Seminar, Feb. 21
ProHort Lawn & Landscape Update
More than drugs and tobacco: Drugstore and cigarette beetles
Now’s the time to get birdhouses ready for spring
2019 flower All-America Selections
Garden Guide Things to Do This Month
What’s going on in the world of early childhood?
Upcoming early childhood trainings
HEART OF 4-H Volunteer Award: Travis Hodtwalker
Meet 2018–2019 4-H Teen Council
IT’S TIME TO RE-ENROLL IN 4-H!
Seeking …
Residues Of Thiamethoxam And Mefenoxam In Vegetative And Floral Tissue Of Soybean At The Early Reproductive Stage Resulting From Seed Treatments, Carolina Camargo, Daniel D. Snow, Sathaporn Onanong, Thomas Hunt, Blair Siegfried
Residues Of Thiamethoxam And Mefenoxam In Vegetative And Floral Tissue Of Soybean At The Early Reproductive Stage Resulting From Seed Treatments, Carolina Camargo, Daniel D. Snow, Sathaporn Onanong, Thomas Hunt, Blair Siegfried
Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications
Thiamethoxam with mefenoxam is the most widely used neonicotinoid insecticide/fungicide mixture applied to soybean (Glycine max [L]) as seed treatments. Based on the systemic nature of thiamethoxam and mefenoxam, residues of this insecticide/fungicide mixture may be present in soybean vegetative and floral tissue and negatively impact beneficial insects. Although neonicotinoids are often applied in combination with systemic fungicides, the research on ecological risks of neonicotinoids has been focused on the analysis of these compounds without considering their interaction with other agrochemicals. The objective of this study was to identify the concentration of thiamethoxam and mefenoxam in soybean flowers and …
Trap Tree And Interception Trap Techniques For Management Of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) In Nursery Production Get Access Arrow, Karla M. Addesso, Jason B. Oliver, Nadeer N. Youssef, Paul A. O'Neal, Christopher Ranger, Michael E. Reding, Peter B. Schultz, Christopher T. Werle
Trap Tree And Interception Trap Techniques For Management Of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) In Nursery Production Get Access Arrow, Karla M. Addesso, Jason B. Oliver, Nadeer N. Youssef, Paul A. O'Neal, Christopher Ranger, Michael E. Reding, Peter B. Schultz, Christopher T. Werle
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
The majority of wood-boring ambrosia beetles are strongly attracted to ethanol, a behavior which could be exploited for management within ornamental nurseries. A series of experiments was conducted to determine if ethanol-based interception techniques could reduce ambrosia beetle pest pressure. In two experiments, trap trees injected with a high dose of ethanol were positioned either adjacent or 10–15 m from trees injected with a low dose of ethanol (simulating a mildly stressed tree) to determine if the high-dose trap trees could draw beetle attacks away from immediately adjacent stressed nursery trees. The high-ethanol-dose trees sustained considerably higher attacks than the …
Simpson (Geddes W.) Records, 1920-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Simpson (Geddes W.) Records, 1920-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Finding Aids
Geddes Wilson Simpson received an A.B. in zoology from Bucknell University in 1929 and an A.M. in insect morphology from Cornell University in 1931. In 1935 he completed a Ph.D. in economic entomology at Cornell.
In 1931, Simpson joined the staff of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Maine. As a research entomologist, he gained national recognition for his work on aphids, especially those affecting potato plants. In 1952, Simpson was named professor of entomology at UMaine. He remained in that position until his retirement in 1974. For many years he was editor of the Potato Association …
Evaluation Of Foliar Insecticides For The Control Of Western Bean Cutworm In Field Corn, 2018, Katharine A. Swoboda-Bhattarai, Samantha R. Daniel, Julie A. Peterson
Evaluation Of Foliar Insecticides For The Control Of Western Bean Cutworm In Field Corn, 2018, Katharine A. Swoboda-Bhattarai, Samantha R. Daniel, Julie A. Peterson
West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
The objectives of this field trial were to evaluate the efficacy of single applications of foliar insecticides at preventing feeding damage by the western bean cutworm (WBC), an important pest of corn and dry beans that has undergone a rapid range expansion into the eastern Corn Belt during the last 18 yr. This study was conducted within the historic range of WBC, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center in Perkins County, NE (40.856851°N, −101.701335°W). An RCB design with a total of 16 treatments (including an untreated check) and four replications was used. Plots measured 20 …
Biology And Management Of The Soybean Stem Borer, Dectes Texanus Leconte, In Kentucky, Izabela Gomes
Biology And Management Of The Soybean Stem Borer, Dectes Texanus Leconte, In Kentucky, Izabela Gomes
Theses and Dissertations--Entomology
Dectes texanus LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a longhorn beetle species endemic to eastern United States. Originally described as a pest of weeds from the family Asteraceae, D. texanus has expanded its host range and is found infesting the stems of soybeans, Glycine max (L.) through the southwestern and middle United States. Female D. texanus chews a hole in the epidermis of a petiole and oviposits on it. Then, the D. texanus larva depletes all the pith of the stem making a tunnel down to the base of the plant and girdle the stem about 5 cm above the …
Impact Of Selected Infrared Wavelengths On Inactivation Of Microbes On Rough Rice, Rebecca L. Bowie, Griffiths Atungulu, Abass Oduola, Shantae Wilson, Zeinab Mohammadi-Shad
Impact Of Selected Infrared Wavelengths On Inactivation Of Microbes On Rough Rice, Rebecca L. Bowie, Griffiths Atungulu, Abass Oduola, Shantae Wilson, Zeinab Mohammadi-Shad
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Formation of harmful microbes and their associated mycotoxins on rough rice during storage presents negative socioeconomic impacts to producers and consumers. The objective for this study was to investigate the impact of treating rough rice with selected infrared (IR) wavelengths at different IR intensities and heating durations, followed by a tempering step for further inactivation of microbes (mold and bacteria) on the grain. Freshly-harvested long-grain, hybrid, rough rice (XL 745) with initial moisture content (IMC) of 18.4% wet basis (w.b.) was used. Two-hundred grams (200 g) samples of rice were treated at different IR wavelengths (λ), 3.2, 4.5, and 5.8 …
Letter From The Dean, Deacue Fields
Letter From The Dean, Deacue Fields
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
No abstract provided.
Greenhouse Aquaponics: Custom Aquaponic Systems At Home, Jesse L. Blanchard, David G. Hyatt, Jennie Popp, Leah English
Greenhouse Aquaponics: Custom Aquaponic Systems At Home, Jesse L. Blanchard, David G. Hyatt, Jennie Popp, Leah English
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Taking advantage of inherent natural systems, aquaponic practices hold the potential to serve as an educational, sustainable, and profitable hobby for home gardeners facing common constraints such as temperature, space, and pests. The goal of this research was to assess the feasibility of implementing a small scale (4,542-liter) home -based aquaponic system in a small (48.768 square meter) greenhouse to produce fresh produce and fish protein. System construction and maintenance costs were compared to the value of crops and fish produced to determine whether this aquaponic system is a feasible option for the home grower. It was hypothesized that this …
Soil Fauna Accelerate Dung Pat Decomposition And Nutrient Cycling Into Grassland Soil, Kenneth S. Evans, Martha Mamo, Ana Wingeyer, Walter Schacht, Kent Eskridge, Jeff Bradshaw, Daniel Ginting
Soil Fauna Accelerate Dung Pat Decomposition And Nutrient Cycling Into Grassland Soil, Kenneth S. Evans, Martha Mamo, Ana Wingeyer, Walter Schacht, Kent Eskridge, Jeff Bradshaw, Daniel Ginting
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Soil fauna play critical roles in various ecosystem functions and services, but empirical data measuring their impact on dung pat decomposition and subsequent nutrient cycling into rangeland soils are limited. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of soil fauna, using dung beetle as an indicator, on dung decomposition and subsequent translocation of dung nutrients into grassland soil over time. A field experiment was conducted early in the summer season and late in the summer season of 2014 and 2015. In each season, dung beetle abundance, changes in dung properties, and subsequent translocation of dung nutrients into …
Nebline, January 2019
NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County
2018 Extension highlights
Benefit to people
Teaching, growing and making a difference
36,520 youth engaged in 4-H programs
Extension’s volunteers worth nearly $700,000
New Year, new you: Nutrition tips to a healthier you
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Pesticide applicator 2019 training dates
Ag Estate and Succession Planning workshop, Jan. 23 & March 5
Successful Farmer Series
Upcoming green industry conferences
Extension’s 2019 Master Gardener trainings, two sites available
Garden Guide Things to Do This Month
Sticky situation: Using glue boards to monitor pests
HEART OF 4-H Volunteer Award: Susan Bulling
IT’S TIME TO RE-ENROLL IN 4-H!
Meet 2018–2019 4-H Council …
Evaluation Of Foliar Insecticide Application Timing For The Control Of Western Bean Cutworm In Field Corn, 2018, Katharine A. Swoboda-Bhattarai, Samantha R. Daniel, Julie A. Peterson
Evaluation Of Foliar Insecticide Application Timing For The Control Of Western Bean Cutworm In Field Corn, 2018, Katharine A. Swoboda-Bhattarai, Samantha R. Daniel, Julie A. Peterson
West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
The objective of this field trial was to determine if application timing affects the efficacy of single applications of foliar insecticides at preventing feeding damage by the western bean cutworm (WBC), an important pest of corn and dry beans in the North American Corn Belt. This study was located at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln’s Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center in Perkins County, NE (40.856851°N, −101.701335°W). The experimental design used was an RCB design with a total of 10 treatments (three insecticides applied at three application timings, plus an untreated check) and four replications; the treatment design was an …