Project Overview
FNE95-108
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1995: $938.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1996
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Encouraging Spiders for Pest Control: Comparing Mulches
Commodities
- Agronomic: potatoes
- Vegetables: beans, broccoli, cabbages, cucurbits, garlic, onions, peppers, tomatoes
Practices
- Pest Management: general pest management
Proposal summary:
Sue Smith-Heavenrich will evaluate methods for encouraging spiders through the use of mulch in potatoes and other crops. This project continues a 1994 study suggesting that mulches can encourage spider populations, which in turn may control leaf hopper populations.