Use of Metalized Reflective UV Silver Plastic Mulch for Insect Control in Tomato
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An experiment was designed to test the effects of metalized UV reflective silver plastic mulch on insect populations on a tomato crop as compared to the standard black plastic mulch. Yellow sticky cards, replaced weekly from June 8 to July 12, were used to collect flying insects, which were counted and classified. The total number of insects, and insects in the Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Aphididae, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera group were significantly greater in black plastic plots, and Hymenoptera populations were significantly higher in the silver plastic plots. The results confirm that the reflective silver plastic is useful as an insect control measure. Total number of insects are lower in silver plastic plots, and a differential effect on insect groups favors beneficial insects.
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