Efficacy and Yield Evaluations of Resmethrin Treatments on Eggplant, 1984

Eggplant was transplanted 16 Jim on black plastic in a loam soil field in Giles Co, VA. Plots were arranged in a randomized complete block design replicated 4 times. Each replicate consisted of three 15-ft rows with 10 plants per row (1.5-ft plant spacing). Row placement was 5 ft with 3-ft alleys between replicates. Treatments were applied on the following dates: 19, 25 Jun, 3, 10, 18, 24 Jul, 9, 15, 20, and 31 Aug. A compressed air sprayer was used for placement of the insecticide over each treated row of plants. One Teejet 8003 fan-type nozzle, delivering 20 gal/acre at 30 psi, was used 19 Jun-24 Jul. The remainder of the treatments received a finished spray volume of 50 gal/acre at 30 psi, employing 1 Teejet 8004 fan-type nozzle. Mancozeb 80 WP at 2 lb/acre was applied separately from the insecticide treatments on each application date for disease control.