Using Pheromone Traps in Field Crops
Pheromone traps can detect when certain pest species are flying. However, numbers of individuals captured are Moths have four wings, the first pair are the fore wings, the second pair are the hind wings or underwings. Moths are covered with ... [... more]
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Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
The squash vine borer is a key pest of winter squash, gourds and pumpkins in Kentucky. Unfortunately, it is usually noticed only after it has done its damage. Symptoms appear in mid-summer when a long runner or an entire plant wilts suddenly. ... [... more]
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Regulation and Labeling of Biotech Foods
The federal government oversees and regulates biotech plants and plant products through the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and ... [... more]
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Colorado Potato Beetle Management
The common black and yellow-striped "potato bug", a very familiar insect to home gardeners, is the most serious insect pest of potatoes. Both the striped beetle and the black-spotted, red larva feed on potato leaves. Their damage can greatly ... [... more]
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Vegetable Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
X-striped cabbageworm Imported cabbageworm Striped cucumber beetle Spotted cucumber beetle Cole Crops Diamondback moth Cabbage maggot Squash vine borer Squash bug Seedcorn maggot Sweet Corn Tomato fruitworm Flea beetle Corn earworm Rootworm ... [... more]
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Field Crops
Dectes Stem Borer (aka Soybean Stem Borer) in Kentucky Grown Soybeans / PDF Three common KY grasshoppers and their natural enemies / PDF Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD)in Kentucky Grown Wheat / PDF Soil Insect Pests and Returning Idle Land ... [... more]
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Cyclamen Mite in the Greenhouse
Mites are sap-sucking pests that attack a wide range of greenhouse plants. Two species, the two-spotted spider mite and the cyclamen mite, can cause serious, persistent problems. Both of these mites feed by piercing tissue with their mouthparts ... [... more]
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Thrips Management With Onions
Thrips are serious pests of onions throughout the United States. Thrips are tiny winged pests, only about 1/20 of an inch in size. They feed with piercing-sucking and rasping mouthparts. While both the onion thrips ( Thrips damage to onions ... [... more]
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Corn Earworm Management In Sweet Corn
Corn earworm is potentially the greatest threat to sweet corn production in Kentucky. Because it feeds directly on the market product, is difficult to control, and is common in high numbers at the end of the season, most insecticides used on ... [... more]
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Potato Pests
The market for potatoes from Kentucky has resulted in increased interest in the crop by potential growers. Growing a new crop often means dealing with a different pest complex. This publication was prepared to provide information on the biology, ... [... more]
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General Use Insecticides for Home Gardening
Home gardeners are confronted with many potential insect problems. The types of problems will depend on their location, the health of their plants, and the types of plants they grow. Depending on the type of plant, problems can range from rare to ... [... more]
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Cabbage Insects
Cutworms, imported cabbage worm, cabbage looper, diamondback moth larvae, and cross-striped cabbage worm can be early season pests of cabbage. These pests can cause serious damage to young transplants as well as causing serious leaf feeding ... [... more]
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