Effects of Soil Insecticides on Cantaloupe Yield, 1982

Plots were located at Lafayette, Indiana on the 0'Neall Memorial Farm property. Granular insecticides were placed in a 10-12-in band with a Gandy Ro-Bander and incorporated 2-3 in with a rototiller on May 20. Soil type was a silty-clay loam pH 6.3, O.M. 2.7%. Black plastic mulch was placed over insecticides and plants transplanted on May 24. Rows were 30 ft long on 10-ft centers, plants on 30-in centers in rows. Treatments were arranged in a completely randomized block design with 4 replicates. Temik and Furadan received no foliar insecticides, however all other treatments received Sevimol 4F (0.1 lb ai/acre) as a foliar spray on a 7-10-day schedule. On May 25, 450 striped cucumber eggs were placed in the soil alongside each plant stem. Total runner length was measured for 5 plants per treatment on Jul 2.