Ear Fertilization and Japanese Beetle Damage in Sweet Corn1

1959 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-477
Author(s):  
Charles W. Rutschky
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Beetle Damage

scholarly journals Blackberry Cultivar Feeding Preference of Adult Japanese Beetles

HortScience ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 885-889
Author(s):  
Maciej A. Pszczolkowski ◽  
Kyndra Chastain ◽  
Rachel Veenstra ◽  
Martin L. Kaps
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
The United States ◽  
Feeding Preference ◽  
Popillia Japonica ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Severity Rating ◽  
Beetle Damage

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) is one of the most widespread and destructive invasive insect pests in the eastern United States. Blackberry (Rubus sp.) production in the United States has increased significantly in recent years. With the introduction of new blackberry cultivars, insect resistance should become the focus of further breeding efforts. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the susceptibility of 13 blackberry cultivars to the Japanese beetle. The seasonal population dynamics of this insect, beetle damage to blackberry foliage, and beetle preference of blackberry cultivars were monitored from 2016 to 2018 on a blackberry plantation in Mountain Grove, MO. Japanese beetles feeding on blackberries occurred between 814 to 1251 cumulative degree-days (CDD; base, 10 °C) after 1 Jan. The following cultivars were evaluated: Apache, APF-40, Arapaho, Chester, Chickasaw, Kiowa, Natchez, Osage, Ouachita, Prime-Ark 45, Prime-Jan, Prime-Jim, and Triple Crown. Foliage damage incidence, defined as average percentage of leaves damaged by beetles on a given cane, did not differ among the cultivars. However, average severity of damage, estimated by rating on a scale from 0 (least) to 5 (most) of all damaged leaves on a given cane was different among cultivars. Ouachita and APF-40 exhibited the lowest damage severity rating among floricanes and primocanes, respectively. Apache (a floricane) and Prim-Jan (a primocane) were the most susceptible cultivars. Japanese beetle preferences for cultivars correlated with the degree of foliage damage. Because all blackberry cultivars exhibited similar foliage feeding incidence, but different feeding severity, we suggest the Japanese beetle does not differentiate among blackberry cultivars from a distance, but does upon contact with the foliage of a given plant.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Insecticides for Suppression of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, and Crapemyrtle Aphid, Tinocallis kahawaluokalani Kirkaldy

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
Gretchen V. Pettis ◽  
S. Kristine Braman ◽  
L. Paul Guillebeau ◽  
Beverly Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Field Trial ◽  
Popillia Japonica ◽  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Systemic Insecticides ◽  
Lambda Cyhalothrin ◽  
Aphid Control ◽  
Beetle Damage ◽  
Screen House ◽  
Extensive Damage

Abstract Crapemyrtle aphid, Tinocallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy), and Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, cause extensive damage to crapemyrtle, Lagerstroemia spp., in both the landscape and the nursery. We evaluated foliar and systemic insecticides for control of these two important pests in a field trial. Aphid control was also evaluated in a separate screen house trial on five cultivars of crapemyrtle. Talstar GH (bifenthrin), Scimitar GC (lambda-cyhalothrin), Merit 75WP (imidacloprid) and Flagship (thiamethoxam) were among the most effective of eleven insecticides tested in the field trial for suppression of concurrent populations of aphids and beetles. Greatest reduction in Japanese beetle damage alone was evident with bifenthrin and lambda-cyhalothrin. Aphid numbers were lowest on plants treated with Orthene TTO (acephate), Merit 75 WP and Flagship in the field trial and Flagship, Talstar GH and Scimitar GC in the screen house trial. Aphid numbers, among the five cultivars included in the screen house evaluations, were highest on ‘Hopi’ and lowest on ‘Acoma’.

scholarly journals Elm Growth and Japanese Beetle Damage on Selected Cultivars

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812C-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Annual Increment ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Beetle Damage ◽  
Heavy Infestation

Ten single plant replications of 11 taxa were planted 6 May 1994, fertilized regularly, and maintained under drip irrigation. Japanese beetle damage became apparent in mid-June. Sevin SL at 1 qt/100 gal was applied with a tractor-mounted mist blower on 22 June, and 7 and 19 July. Data on Japanese beetle populations were recorded using an arbitrary scale of 0 (no beetles) to 10 (heavy infestation). Damage on each tree was recorded using an arbitrary scale of 0 (no damage) to 10 (completely skeletonized). The annual increment in height and caliper growth was recorded for each tree in Fall 1994. Ulmus japonica and U. glabra `Pendula' had the most height growth (>60 cm increment) but were not significantly different from most other accessions, while NA 60070, U. crassifolia, and NA 60071 had significantly slower growth than the former group(<25 cm increment). Japanese beetles fed first on U. carpinifolia `Variegata', NA 60071, and 60070, skeletonizing most of the new growth before the first Sevin application, resulting in the most damage. This may have resulted in poor growth of the USDA/NA selections in 1994.

Japanese Beetle Damage to Soybeans and Corn1

1963 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Beetle Damage

A Control for Japanese Beetle Larvae in Golf Greens

1923 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-314
Author(s):  
B. R. Leach ◽  
J. W. Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Golf Greens

scholarly journals Productivity and Profitability of Poplars on Fertile and Marginal Sandy Soils under Different Density and Fertilization Treatments

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 869
Author(s):  
Solomon B. Ghezehei ◽  
Alexander L. Ewald ◽  
Dennis W. Hazel ◽  
Ronald S. Zalesny ◽  
Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Populus Deltoides ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Foliar Nitrogen ◽  
Fertile Soil ◽  
Marginal Soils ◽  
Chrysomela Scripta ◽  
Beetle Damage

We evaluated the productivity and profitability of four highly productive poplars including Populus deltoides × P. deltoides (DD ‘140’ and ‘356’), P. deltoides × P. maximowiczii (DM ‘230’), and P. trichocarpa × P. deltoides (TD ‘185’) under two densities (2500 and 5000 trees ha−1), and three fertilization treatments (0, 113, 225 kg nitrogen ha−1) at three sandy coastal sites varying in soil quality. Green stem biomass (GSB) was estimated from the sixth-year stem diameter. Leaf-rust (Melampsora castagne) and beetle damage (by Chrysomela scripta Fabricius), the leaf area index (LAI) and foliar nitrogen, were measured in year two. At all sites, DD and DM had higher survival (>93%) than TD (62–83%). DD produced greater GSB (92.5–219.1 Mg ha−1) than DM (54–60.2 Mg ha−1) and TD (16.5–48.9 Mg ha−1), and this was greater under the higher density (85.9–148.6 Mg ha−1 vs. 55.9–124.9 Mg ha−1). Fertilization significantly increased GSB on fertile soil but not marginal soils; a higher rate did not significantly enhance GSB. Leaf rust was higher for fertile soil (82%) than marginal soils (20–22%), and TD ‘185’ (51% vs. others 34%). C. scripta damage was higher for the higher density (+42%) than lower density, and TD ‘185’ (50% vs. others >38%). LAI was higher on fertile soil (1.85 m2 m−2) than marginal soils (1.35–1.64 m2 m−2), and under the lower density (1.67 m2 m−2 vs. 1.56 m2 m−2). The high GSB producer DD ‘356’ had the lowest LAI (1.39 m2 m−2 vs. 1.80 m2 m−2). Foliar nitrogen varied among genomic groups (DD ‘140’ 1.95%; TD ‘185’ 1.80%). Our plots were unprofitable at a 27 USD Mg−1 delivered price; the biggest profitability barriers were the high costs of higher density establishment and weed control. The best-case treatment combinations of DD (‘140’, ‘356’) would be cost-effective if the price increased by 50% (USD 37.54 Mg−1) or rotations were 12 years (fertile-soil) and longer (marginal soils). The requirement for cost-effectiveness of poplars includes stringent and site-specific weed control which are more important than fertilizer applications.

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