Abstract
AbstractPopulations of the bromegrass seed midge, Contarinia bromicola Marikovskiy and Agafonova, were sampled in bromegrass plots in Saskatchewan in the years 1974 to 1980 inclusive. Two peaks of midge adult numbers were observed, the first at bromegrass heading time in early June and the second about 20–25 days later at bromegrass flowering. Parasitism by a species of Tetrastichus (Eulophidae) varied from 30% to 75%. Carbofuran (0.14 kg A.I./ha) or dimethoate (0.56 kg A.I./ha) spray, applied just before emergence of adult midges at flowering time, significantly reduced numbers of midges and parasites resident in the plants in both of two field tests; a second generation of midge larvae, following invasion by midge adults, was significantly reduced by residual treatment effect in only 1 of the 2 years.
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