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- Title
Sunflowers as a trap crop for reducing soybean losses to the stalk borer Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
- Authors
Michaud, J. P.; Qureshi, Jawwad A.; Angela K. Grant
- Abstract
The article presents a study which underlines the use of sunflowers as a trap crop for lessening soybean losses to the stalk borer Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It is identified that the larvae of Dectes texanus LeConte cause significant losses to soybean production in the American High Plains by girding the stalks of mature plants at their base. In this study, the authors showed that cultivated sunflower can reduce rates of D. texanus infestation in adjacent soybean fields because adult females favor sunflower over soybean for feeding and oviposition.
- Subjects
INSECT pest control; AGRICULTURAL pests; CROP losses; INSECT baits &; repellents; SOYBEAN; LARVAE; SUNFLOWERS; CERAMBYCIDAE; PLANT diseases
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2007, Vol 63, Issue 9, p903
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.1422