Control de Plagas Agrícolas, Manejo Integrado de Plagas (MIP), Control Orgánico Plagas
Control of passionvine hopper and cicada eggs on kiwifruit canes with bifenthrin and a new superpenetrant adjuvant
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A novel option for control of passionvine hopper (PVH, Scolypopa australis) and chorus cicada (Amphipsalta zelandica) on kiwifruit was investigated. This involved applying an insecticide to PVH and cicada egg sites in the dormant kiwifruit canopy, using a new type of adjuvant that allows sprays to...
New Zealand Plant Protection Society
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Nematodes and Their Management
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Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic roundworms which live in the soil and attack the roots of plants. Crop production problems induced by nematodes therefore generally occur as a result of root dysfunction, reducing rooting volume and foraging and utilization efficiency of water and...
University of Florida, IFAS Extension
Asparagus | Beans | Broccoli | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Cantaloupe | Carrot | Cauliflower | Celery | Corn | Crucifers | Cucumber | Cucurbits | Eggplant | English | Lettuce | Melon | Okra | Onion | Pea | Pepper | Potato | Squash | Strawberry | Sweet potato | Tomato | Pest Control | Fruit & Vegetable Production
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Commercial Apple: Insect, Disease, and Weed Control
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The guide contains the latest recommendations for insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, and herbicides for commercial apple production. The guide is a collaborative effort by Extension specialists and researchers from land grant institutions in the southeastern United States.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
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Insecticidal Activity of Tagetes erecta Extracts on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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The bioinsecticidal activity of organic extracts of Tagetes erecta L. (Asteraceae) was evaluated on neonate larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) a major maize pest in the world. The acetone leaf extract (500 ppm) of T. erecta induced an antifeedant effect, causing a...
Florida Entomologist
Corn | English | IPM | Mexico | Pest Control | Fruit & Vegetable Production
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Insect Management on Organic Farms
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Insect management presents a challenge to organic farmers. Insects are highly mobile and well adapted to farm production systems and pest control tactics. On organic farms, where the focus is on managing insects rather than eliminating them, success depends on learning about three kinds of...
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
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Comparison of toxicity and selectivity of the pest Bactericera cockerelli and its predator Chrysoperla carnea
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Chemical and biological control in sustainable management requires understanding the risks, selectivity and conditions of use for insecticides, in order to maximize their compatibility. Therefore, the tolerance of Chrysoperla carnea and Bactericera cockerelli to field concentrations of 18, 180,...
Agrociencia
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Comparación de la toxicidad y selectividad de insecticidas para la plaga Bactericera cockerelli y su depredador Chrysoperla carnea
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El control químico y biológico en el manejo sostenible requiere conocer los riesgos, selectividad y condiciones de uso de los insecticidas, para maximizar su compatibilidad. Por tanto, se comparó la tolerancia de Chrysoperla carnea y Bactericera cockerelli a la concentraci...
Agrociencia
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African Organic Agriculture Training Manual: Mango Crop Management
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Mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) are cultivated in many countries of East, South and West Africa. In these countries, mangoes contribute to farmer family diets as well as serving as a cash crop. Mangoes are a delicate fruit and, therefore, sensitive to transport, which limits trade opportunities...
FiBL, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland
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Efficacy of Emamectin Benzoate on Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Infesting a Protected Tomato Crop in Algeria
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Tuta absoluta Meyrick became the most important pest of tomato crops in Algeria since 2008. Increasing problems in control of Tuta absoluta necessitate development of an integrated control program through a combination of preventive methods, biological control and chemical control if needed...
Academic Journal of Entomology
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Time to prepare for fruitworm activity in blueberries
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Cherry fruitworms and cranberry fruitworms are two early-season moth pests of blueberries in eastern North America. Both species have one generation per year and the female moths lay eggs during and after bloom, with cherry fruitworm activity being seven to 10 days earlier than cranberry fruitworm...
Michigan State University
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