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Principle Investigator: Abby Seaman, Area Extension Educator, Vegetable
IPM
Cooperators: Carol MacNeil and John Gibbons, Yates, Ontario, Wayne,
and Steuben Muck Vegetable Program; Dick Dale, Agricultural Consulting Services,
Don Sweet, Crop Advantage, Mike Hoffmann, Dept. of Entomology; Tom Zitter, Dept.
of Plant Pathology
Abstract:
IPM procedures for peppers, developed in Connecticut, were demonstrated on
three farms in western NY. Growers followed thresholds for aphids and European
corn borer, and two of the growers planted a bacterial leaf spot (BLS)-resistant
variety in the IPM portion of the field. Because the New England procedures
use European corn borer (ECB) pheromone trap counts to time insecticide applications
to control ECB, we also compared catches in traps located at the edge of pepper
fields with catches from traps located near corn fields on the same farm.
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