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An overview of agricultural neonicotinoid regulation in the EU, Canada, and the United States
Grounded in broad environmental coalition and place‐based research, the European Union, Ontario and Québec in Canada, and several US states placed restrictions on agriculturally‐applied neonicotinoids. The exact regulations and how they were implemented are explored.
Katherine Dentzman +3 more
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We isolated three insect‐killing nematodes from Maladera formosae infested corn–soybean rotated fields, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Pristionchus sp., and Steinernema carpocapsae. Results from greenhouse and field microcosm studies indicate all three nematodes can infect and kill M. formosae grubs and persist through winter.
Adrian Joseph Pekarcik +3 more
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Polyhalite as an alternative potassium fertilizer for sweetpotatoes
Abstract Polyhalite is a mineral that contains a significant source of potassium (K). Muriate of potash (MOP) is a widely used, well‐characterized, and available source of K fertilizer. This study evaluated polyhalite as a source of K fertilizer compared to the more commonly used MOP by measuring yields, nutrient uptake, and soil K in Covington ...
Lily Kile +3 more
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ABSTRACT Herbivorous soil‐dwelling pests cause damage in agriculture through decreases in root and shoot biomass, which can affect both plant and economic yield. Having a greater understanding of the soil environment of these pests could identify potential avenues for mitigation/control strategies. Leatherjackets (Tipula larvae) are pests of grasslands
Aisling Moffat +6 more
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WIREWORM POPULATIONS AND THEIR EFFECT ON CROPS
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A New Treatment for Wireworms [PDF]
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Seed treatment of lima beans with fungicides—effective protection against seed decay caused by soil-borne fungi— does not protect against the attacks of wireworms, seed maggots, and spring-tails. Wireworms bore into the parts of the germinating seeds and
W Lange, W Seyman, L Leach
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Control of wireworms in organic potato cultivation
Wireworms are a common pest in organic potato crops. They are persistent and tough and so far, there are only indirect measures to control them. In the video, Giselher Grabenweger (Agroscope) provides an overview of approved methods to control the ...
Alföldi, Thomas
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Identification of Agriotes wireworms – Are they always what they appear to be?
Wireworms are internationally recognized as economically important pests with the most damaging wireworms in middle European arable land belonging to the genus Agriotes. From the five species of greater importance in Germany, three (A.
Jörn Lehmhus, Frank Niepold
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Chemical Control of Wireworms [PDF]
the article reviews a study for the determination of the effectiveness of the usage of the pesticide benzene hexachloride for the control of wireworms in North Dakota.
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