The sugarbeet root maggot is a serious pest of beets in several growing regions across the United States. Because of its occurrence in beets well after planting, the extended period of adult presence and egg laying, and its feeding on roots at various depths in the soil, it has proven to be a very difficult insect to control with single tactic methods. Future control options will need to be developed because of the risks of losing the most effective control methods, organophosphate soil insecticides. Future efforts will likely need to focus on integrating multiple management tactics to provide the best control of this serious problem.
Species 1: Diptera Otitidae Tetanops myopaeformis (Sugarbeet Root Maggot)
Keywords: Integrated Pest Management, Sugar beets
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