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The most effective way to control corn stunt is early planting. Although corn stunt can impact corn planted in early months like April or March, the greatest damage affects corn planted after July. [2] Chemicals like insecticides can be used to control D. maidis, [14] [15] [16] however, the use of this method to control Corn Stunt is not very ...
Potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) belongs to family Cicadellidae and genus Empoasca within order Hemiptera. [1] In North America they are a serious agricultural pest. [2] Every year millions of dollars are lost from reduced crop yields and on pest management. [3] Crops that are impacted the most are potatoes, clover, beans, apples and alfalfa. [4]
The world's No. 3 corn exporting country has slashed millions of tons from its harvest projections for the current crop due to a rare plague of the insect that can carry a stunt disease that ...
Beet leafhoppers can infect about 300 plant species, including vegetable crops and weeds. Pinfold said the tiny bugs are 3.5 millimeters long and spend the winter in grasses of the foothills.
The usual agent is Beet Curly Top Virus (BCTV). BCTV is transmitted to from plant to plant by the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus). Both the virus and the beet leafhopper have very wide host ranges. Once acquired by the leafhopper, BCTV is carried for the rest of the leafhopper's life, so long-distance spread is common.
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Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects , colloquially known as hoppers , are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees.
The latest MSU/OSU Field Crops Insect Management Guide lists 39 foliar insecticides labeled for potato leafhoppers. For mixed stands of alfalfa and grass, the insecticide must be listed for both ...