Abstract
Abstract Transplants were set 6 Sep, 18 inches apart on 2.5 ft wide by 8 inches high beds of EauGallie fine sand covered with black polyethylene mulch. Plots consisted of 10 staked plants and treatments were replicated 4 times in a randomized complete block design. Treatments were applied 24 Sep, 2, 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct, and 5 Nov with a 2.5 gal hand-held CO2 powered sprayer which was operated at 40 psi and delivered 80-115 gal/acre (gallonage increased as the plants grew). On 6 Nov, the numbers of small (less than 0.5 inch in length) and large (0.5 inch or longer) leafemines were counted in a one minute visual search of each plot. The numbers of undamaged fruit and the numbers of fruit damaged by noctuid larvae (principally the southern armyworm, S. eridania (Cramer)) or stink bugs were determined in a single harvest taken on 11 Nov.
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