Abstract

Fresh market sweet corn grown in Southern Florida requires frequent insecticide applications to prevent ear damage by picture-winged flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae, Euxesta spp., Chaetopsis spp.) and fall armyworm (FAW). Pyrethroid rotation efficacy was compared with a reduced-risk insecticide mixed with a protein feeding stimulant to evaluate insect damage to harvested ears. Three 20-row blocks of var. ‘Obsession’ sweet corn were planted on 76.2 cm (30 in.) beds at the Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL on 16 Sept using …

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