Squash Bug
Cucurbit yellow vine decline (Figure 4) is a newly identified disease that can be transmitted by the squash bug. The disease is caused by the bacterium Serratia marcescens and attacks squash, pumpkins, and melons. ... [... more]
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Diamondback Moth In Virginia
In recent years, DBM has developed resistance to many different insecticides, depending on the region. In Virginia, DBM has tolerance to insecticides in the carbamate, organophosphate, and pyrethroid classes. ... [... more]
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Cabbage And Seedcorn Maggot
Cabbage and seedcorn maggot adults typically emerge in April and begin laying eggs. Female cabbage maggot flies actively seek out and lay eggs on the lower portions of stems of young host seedlings or in nearby ... [... more]
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European Corn Borer In Sweet (Bell) Pepper
Controlling ECBs in bell pepper with insecticides is problematic because they do not kill eggs and do not control larvae once they tunnel into stems and fruit. Effective alternatives to chemical control of ECBs are ... [... more]
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Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests ...
 Pest and disease management continues to challenge the agricultural community. The rise in new pest and crop problems juxtaposed with public concern over pesticide use and more stringent environmental regulations creates the need for today's agricultural ... [... more]
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Insect Pests
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Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard (1921)
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Asparagus Beetles
Asparagus beetles overwinter as adults in plant debris. In spring the beetles first feed on the tender asparagus spears and tips of buds, subsequently depositing their brown to black eggs on spears. In about a week ... [... more]
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Wireworms
For Control on Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Lettuce, Peas, and Snap beans: 25% diazinon emulsifiable concentrate, apply 6 ounces of the concentrate insecticide per 1,000 sq. feet in sufficient water to ... [... more]
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Celery Leaf Tier
At five different locations in planting inspect 20 plants for larvae on a weekly basis. If more than 4 weeks before harvest and there are 2 or more larvae per 100 plants, treatment is warranted. ... [... more]
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Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard
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Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests: From Research to ...
Insect pests are becoming a problem of ever-more biblical proportions. This new textbook collates a series of selected papers that attempt to address various fundamental components of area-wide insect pest control. Of special interest are the numerous ... [... more]
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