Control of Pickleworm and Melonworm on Cantaloupe With Foliar Applied Insecticides, 2014: Table 1

Abstract

Pickleworm is a destructive pest of squash, cucumber, and cantaloupe in south Florida, feeding first on flowers, then boring into fruit and reducing yield. Melonworm may defoliate plants, destroy flowers, and also damage fruit. For this trial, greenhouse-raised seedlings were transplanted on 6 Mar 2014 into raised beds covered with black polyethylene mulch at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, FL. Two beds on 12-ft centers and 430 ft long were used, each provided with two drip lines emitting at …