Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate various full-season, reduced-risk, insecticide programs designed to manage Colorado potato beetle (CPB) on potatoes in Wisconsin. With developing neoicotinoid insecticide resistance among CPB populations in the potato production areas in Wisconsin, several systemic-based and foliar-based programs were designed to evaluate their effectiveness on managing the CPB on potato. This experiment was conducted in 2014 on a loamy sand soil at Hancock Agricultural Research station (HAES) located 1.1 mile (1.8 km) southwest of Hancock, WI. Potato, Solanum tuberosum cv. “Russet Burbank,” seed pieces were planted on 2 May. Plants were spaced 12 inches apart within rows and rows were spaced 3 feet apart. The 8-row plots were 24 feet in width by 40 feet in length, for a …

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