Organic Management of Cucumber Beetles in Cucurbits

Project Overview

LS01-127
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2001: $134,038.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $41,900.00
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
John Sedlacek
Kentucky State University
Co-Investigators:
Gary Cline
Kentucky State University

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Fruits: melons

Practices

  • Pest Management: biological control, botanical pesticides, cultural control, disease vectors, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulching - plastic, trap crops, traps
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