ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Management of sugarcane beetles (Eutheola humilis rugiceps) in field corn

Monday, November 12, 2012: 9:15 AM
Ballroom B, Floor Three (Knoxville Convention Center)
Kevin Lanford , Entomology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Angus L. Catchot , Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Fred R. Musser , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Donald Cook , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
Erick Larson , Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Over the last six years the sugarcane beetle, Euetheola humilis rugiceps, has become a major problem in field corn in the hill region of Mississippi and the southeastern United States.This paper will discuss the effects of sugarcane beetles in field corn and the research that is being conducted to develop management options for control of the sugarcane beetle in field corn.
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