Evaluation of Pre-plant Soil-Incorporated Insecticides for Control of Sweetpotato Pests, 2009

Authors

J. T. Reed, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
D. Bao, Mississippi State University
C. S. Jackson, Mississippi State University

Abstract

Preplant-incorporated insecticides were evaluated for efficacy against root-feeding insect pests of sweetpotato in research plots at Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Preplant-incorporated insecticides did not affect numbers of insects sampled in sweetpotato foliage; however, all treatments provided nearly complete control of root-damaging insects that caused damage to nearly 80% of roots in water-treated check plots. Combining chlorpyrifos and bifenthrin as a pre-plant soil-incorporated application provided no additional benefit in this trial compared with either compound used alone.

Recommended Citation

Reed, J. T.; Bao, D.; and Jackson, C. S. (2010) "Evaluation of Pre-plant Soil-Incorporated Insecticides for Control of Sweetpotato Pests, 2009," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol3/iss1/6