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Classical Biological Control of Soil Insects in Field Corn and Alfalfa

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NYS IPM Project Reports
Author
Shields, Elson
Testa, Tony
Abstract

Recent research results in New York and Pennsylvania have shown that the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ‘Oswego’ has a significant impact on the populations of corn rootworm, clover root curculio and alfalfa snout beetle and will persist in field plots for more than 5 years from a single inoculation. The availability of an effective persistent nematode “opens the door” for augmentation rather than the historical “biopesticide” approach of inundative releases. This study monitors the population changes of established nematode populations when the cropping system is changed from continuous corn to other typical rotated crops on the dairy farm.

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NYS IPM Type: Project Report
Date Issued
1998
Publisher
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program
Keywords
Agricultural IPM
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Field Crops
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Field Corn
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Alfalfa
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Biocontrol
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report

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