Corn rootworm areawide management program: United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service.
The corn rootworm areawide management program was implemented by USDA-ARS in 1995 at five locations across the USA. This program is based on the use of a semiochemical insecticide bait applied to maize (Zea mays L) during peak adult corn rootworm activity. Managing adult rootworms minimizes the number of eggs laid, resulting in fewer larvae available to economically damage maize roots in the following growing season. To date, rootworm populations have been significantly reduced at all participating locations and new bait products have been developed and evaluated for use in rootworm-infested areas.
Chandler
Laurence D
LD
USDA-ARS, Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center, PO Box 5677, Fargo, ND 58105, USA. Chandlel@fargo.ars.usda.gov
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