Efficacy of Bacillus Thuringensis for Control of Lepidopterous Larvae in Lettuce, 1994
Abstract Lettuce was direct seeded into double-rows on 42-in beds on Sep 4 at the Yuma Valley Agricultural Center, Yuma, AZ. Plots were four beds wide by 30 ft long. Each plot was bordered on each side by two blank beds. Plots were arranged in a RCB design with four replicates. Treatments were applied using a tractor-mounted sprayer with two TX-18 hollow cone nozzles per bed, calibrated to deliver 60 gal/acre at 300 psi. All treatment applications included Dyne-Amic spreader-sticker at 0.25% v/v. Treatments were applied on Sep 28, Oct 10 and Oct 17. Evaluations were made four to six days after treatment (Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10 and Oct 17) by randomly selecting ten plants per plot and counting the number of live large (>2nd instar) BAW and CL larvae. Data were analyzed for treatment differences using ANOVA and an F protected LSD.