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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"cucumber beetles"”.
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Protection of organic cucumber production against striped cucumber beetles using trap crops
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Entomology, 2010
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The Use of Buckwheat Border Habitats to Attract Natural Enemies of Cucumber Beetles in a Cucurbit Agroecosystem
The potential control of cucumber beetles, Acalymma vittatum (Fab.) and Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Barber)(both Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) two major pests of cucurbits, was assessed in a cucurbit agroecosystem by using buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) border habitat to attract the …
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Plant diversity and its effects on populations of cucumber beetles and their natural enemies in a cucurbit agroecosystem
Populations of striped cucumber beetles (<i>Acalymma vittatum</i> Fabr.), spotted cucumber beetles (<i>Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi</i> Barber), western cucumber beetles (<i>Acalymma trivittatum</i> Mann.), Pennsylvania leatherwings (<i>Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus</i> DeGeer), Diptera …
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Developing methods of strip cropping cucumbers with rye/vetch
… was to develop methods for strip cropping of cucumbers with rye/vetch and black plastic mulch. Effects of planting methods, weed control measures, and cover crop management techniques on pest and beneficial insects, petiole sap nitrate-nitrogen, soil moisture, yields and economic viability …
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Activity and diet of bats in apple orchards of southern Michigan
… including mosquitoes (<em>Aedes</em>), spotted cucumber beetles (<em>Diabrotica undecimpunctata</em>), and pavement ants (<em>Tetramorium caespitum</em>).</p>
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Managing bacterial wilt, caused by Erwinia tracheiphila, on muskmelon with early control of striped cucumber beetle ( Acalymma vittatum (F)), and through varietal selection
… (E. F. Smith), and vectored by striped cucumber beetle (<em>Acalymma vittatum</em> (F)), is one of the most serious diseases of muskmelon that influences muskmelon quality and yield. Many cultivars of muskmelon are grown around the United States, especially in the Midwest. Muskmelon …