Observing the Effect of Soil-Applied Insecticides on Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Behavior and Mortality Using Radiographic Imaging
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy130
Abstract: Abstract Radiographic imaging was used to study corn wireworm, Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Elateridae), behavior in the soil relative to Irish potato, Solanum tuberosum L. (Solanales: Solanaceae), placed above a barrier of insecticide-treated soil. Behavioral… read more here.
Keywords: wireworm; elateridae behavior; radiographic imaging; soil ... See more keywords
The Buckwheat Effect: A Biopesticide for Wireworm?
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy366
Abstract: Abstract Growing buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae) in rotation with potato and other vegetable crops has been reported to decrease the density of an invasive wireworm species (Agriotes sputator Linnaeus. Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Nova… read more here.
Keywords: wireworm; feeding assays; buckwheat; choice ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Metarhizium brunneum- and Metarhizium-Derived VOCs as Dual-Active Biostimulants and Pest Repellents in a Wireworm-Infested Potato Field
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DOI: 10.3390/jof9060599
Abstract: Wireworm, the larval stages of click beetles, are a serious pest of tubers, brassicas and other important commercial crops throughout the northern hemisphere. No effective control agent has been developed specifically for them, and many… read more here.
Keywords: control; metarhizium brunneum; wireworm; field ... See more keywords