Organic Insect Management in Sweet Corn

References

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Ruth Hazzard, Pam Westgate | 2005 | 11 pages

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2. Cook, R. A. Carter, P. Westgate and R. Hazzard. 2003. Direct silk applications of corn oil and Bacillus thuringiensis as a barrier to corn earworm larvae in sweet corn. HortTechnology 13:509-514.

3. Cook, R., A. Carter, P. Westgate, and R. Hazzard. 2004. Optimum timing of an application of corn oil and Bacillus thuringiensis to control Ledpiopteran pests in sweet corn. HortTechnology 14(3): 1-8.

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About the Authors

Authors: Ruth Hazzard and Pam Westgate
Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
UMass Extension Vegetable Program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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