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Unpublished Paper
Using Seed and Foliar Insecticides to Control Corn Flea Beetles and Stewart's Disease of Corn
Iowa State Research Farm Progress Reports
  • Forrest W. Nutter, Jr., Iowa State University
  • Blucher Menelas, Iowa State University
  • Paul Esker, Iowa State University
Farm
Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract
Stewart's disease of corn, caused by Pantoea (Erwinia) stewartii has significant economic implications for sweet and seed corn producers. These problems stem from phytosanitary regulations put in place by many countries to prevent the introduction of this pathogen into their countries. Growers or seed producers have to perform costly tests on seeds from fields where P. stewartii was found to occur in order to export the seed. Foliar insecticides have been used to reduce corn flea beetle populations during the growing season as a means to reduce the risk of Stewart's disease of corn. This management practice, however, has not been adequately tested in field trials. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of using both seed (Gaucho, Gustafson, Inc., Dallas, TX; Cruiser (formerly Adage), Greensboro, NC) and foliar (Warrior, ZENECA Ag Products, Wilmington, DE) insecticides to reduce corn flea beetle populations and Stewart’s disease of corn and to quantify the impact of these management practices on yield.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Forrest W. Nutter, Blucher Menelas and Paul Esker. "Using Seed and Foliar Insecticides to Control Corn Flea Beetles and Stewart's Disease of Corn" (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/forrest_nutter/12/