Efficacy of organic Insecticides for Control of BMSB on Pepper in Virginia, 2014: Table 1

Abstract

J. Adam Morehead1, John D. Aigner Jr, James M. Wilson, Louis B. Nottingham, Anthony DiMeglio and Thomas P. KuharDepartment of Entomology, Virginia Tech, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0319, Phone: (757) 297-2496 (adamm91@vt.edu; daigner@vt.edu; jamesmw3@vt.edu; louisn@vt.edu; tonyd87@vt.edu; tkuhar@vt.edu) and↵1Corresponding author, e-mail: adamm91{at}vt.eduPepper | Capsicum annuumbrown marmorated stink bug | Halyomorpha halysSabadillacevadilladimethyl49% Potassium salts of fatty acidsThe invasive BMSB has become a major pest of pepper in Virginia, particularly on organic vegetable farms. The objective of this experiment was to assess the efficacy of biologically derived insecticides for the control of BMSB in peppers. The experiment consisted of nine treatments arranged in an RCB design with four replicates. Bell peppers were transplanted on raised beds covered with black polyethylene mulch on 10 June 2014 at the Virginia Tech Kentland …