EVALUATION OF SOIL APPLIED INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF MELANOTUS COMMUNIS AND CONODERUS SPP. IN SUGARCANE, 2012

Evaluation of soiled applied insecticides for control of wireworms in sugarcane was conducted at Segura Farms, Iberia Parish, Louisiana in 2011 and 2012. Insecticide treatments were randomized to 0.01-acre plots, each consisting of 3 24-ft, in a RCBD with 5 replications. Insecticides were applied over seed pieces in open furrows during planting on 16 Sep 2011. Stand population and no. deadhearts were recorded on 5 Dec 2011. On 5 Apr 2012, stand population, no. deadhearts, and no. of gaps >3 ft were recorded for each row. In addition, stalk height to the whorl was recorded for 10 stalks/row. Data for both dates were converted to per acre units. Data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models, and Fisher’s LSD (α = 0.10) was used to separate means.