Fall Armyworm Control on Bermuda Grass, 1976

Two tests were conducted evaluating seven chemicals and one microbial agent. Each treatment consisted of 25' × 25' area replicated three times using a complete randomized block design. Each 25' × 25' treatment was separated by a 10' buffer zone. Treatments were applied using a John Bean sprayer 55, series L-1565-2 and a 785 John Bean SpraymasterR deluxe gun which delivered 16 gal/plot at 100 psi. Test 1 was treated on Aug 16 and test 2 on Aug 19. S. frugiperda control was determined by randomly examining 1 sq. ft . from four locations in each treatment. S. frugiperda larvae ranged from 3rd to 5th instar. A pretreatment count consisted of 15 samples of 1 sq ft each from the test area.