Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes
This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots. Soil tillage and crop rotation can suppress populations of these root pests but adequate manageme...
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2021-11-01
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This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots. Soil tillage and crop rotation can suppress populations of these root pests but adequate management requires diligent surveillance and the use of insecticides. Describes new research on managing wireworms with alternative insecticide active ingredients and entomopathogenic nematodes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-404fdb7fcc98447c818c06fe51ce3cf02024-04-23T04:30:14ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-11-0120216Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet PotatoesRobert Hochmuth0Dakshina Seal1Norman Leppla2Daniel Fenneman3Rhoda Broughton4Anil Baniya5University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots. Soil tillage and crop rotation can suppress populations of these root pests but adequate management requires diligent surveillance and the use of insecticides. Describes new research on managing wireworms with alternative insecticide active ingredients and entomopathogenic nematodes. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/126758 |
| spellingShingle | Robert Hochmuth Dakshina Seal Norman Leppla Daniel Fenneman Rhoda Broughton Anil Baniya Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes EDIS |
| title | Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes |
| title_full | Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes |
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