ARMYWORM MANAGEMENT ON FRESH MARKET TOMATOES, SPRING 2008

Evaluation of action threshold-based insecticide spray programs for tomato fruitworm management in fresh-market tomatoes in Virginia

Action threshold-based insecticide spray regimens were evaluated for control of tomato fruitworm (Helicoverpa zea [Boddie]) in freshmarket tomatoes in eastern Virginia in 1998 and 1999. The initial foliar-applied insecticide spray was made based on the presence of X1 H. zea egg on either X2%, X10% or X20% of plants sampled, while subsequent sprays were made on either a weekly basis or only if X...

Evaluation of Trichoderma harzianum Strains to Control Crown and Root Rot of Greenhouse Fresh Market Tomatoes

Greenhouse tomato growers in the United States have few products available for chemical control of plant pathogens. Biological control of soilborne plant pathogens by antagonistic microorganisms is a potential alternative to the use of chemical pesticides during greenhouse production. Biological control experiments were conducted to test the effects of commercial and noncommercial strains of Tr...

Spring 2008 rmp edit.pub

The ADDL continues to participate in national surveillance programs for classical swine fever, avian influenza, chronic wasting disease, scrapie and foot and mouth disease. The national program for routine surveillance for exotic Newcastle disease has been discontinued. The program for surveillance for classical swine fever has been expanded to include samples collected by Indiana private pract...

Computational Statistics Spring 2008

Yale Architecture Spring 2008