Claim · model-written summary
Cucumber fruit damage after spraying was delayed until moth capture did not differ significantly from weekly spraying.
Verbatim
e0“Pickleworm damage to cucumber fruit in plots that were not sprayed until moths were trapped was not significantly different from plots that were sprayed weekly.”
Title
Forecasting Pickleworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larval Infestations Using Sex Pheromone Traps
K. D. Elsey; J. A. Klun; M. Schwarz Journal of Economic Entomology 1991. doi:10.1093/jee/84.6.1837
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation In all 24 plantings with moths and larvae, males were trapped before or in the week larvae were first detected.
- Method / resource Pheromone traps provided advance warning of impending pickleworm damage.
- Intervention effect Delaying spray treatment until moth capture saved one treatment per field on average.
- Intervention effect Delaying spray treatment until moth capture caused no loss of control.
- Method / resource A modified box trap was more efficient than the original design.