Farm-level Losses and Grower Willingness to Try Management Strategies for Swede Midge in Vegetable Crops
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چکیده
Since its introduction to North America in the 1990s, invasive swede midge ( Contarinia nasturtii ) has become an important pest of cruciferous (Brassicaceae) vegetables northeast and Great Lakes regions United States Canadian provinces Québec Ontario. Swede reduces yield through larval feeding that distorts growth. Overlapping generations, cryptic feeding, lack effective biopesticides pose challenges for managing effectively using current tools. In 2018, we distributed online survey commercial vegetable growers Canada measure farm-level economic impacts grower perspectives on new management strategies this pest. Growers reported losing $3808 US ($4890 Canadian) average per acre year due midge–related crop losses. Both organic conventional expressed interest paying more nonchemical vs. insecticides were interested trying strategies, particularly biological control.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Horttechnology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1063-0198', '1943-7714']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech05063-22