[IN1339] Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes
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This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are most damaging insect pests those that infest foliage and roots. Soil tillage crop rotation can suppress populations these root but adequate management requires diligent surveillance use insecticides. Describes new research on with alternative insecticide active ingredients entomopathogenic nematodes.
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عنوان ژورنال: EDIS
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2576-0009']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1339-2021