Pest Control in Corn
Dennis Hilder (dennis@denkat.eepo.dialix.oz.au)
Thu, 22 Jun 1995 22:48:05 WST
>Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 12:09:40 -0400
>Subject: Organic Sweet Corn Production
>Date: 95-06-19 14:24:45 EDT
>From: HORT034@UNLVM.UNL.EDU (Laurie Hodges)
>To: FarmerNet@AOL.COM (Cecile Glassy)
>
>On 95-06-19 14:24:45 EDT Laurie Hodges wrote:
>
>Hi. I saw your response on the direct market message group and thought
>you might have information that would be helpful to us. A student is trying
>to control sweetcorn insects organically. We have received some
>information from ATTRA that includes reports on the use of mineral oil
>and vegetable oil for corn earworm control, with vegetable oil being
>superior. The researchers (at Lane, OK) used cottonseed oil. Do you
>know if corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil work equally well? Does the
>vicousity of the oil matter? I am wondering if the use of soybean oil might
>be preferable over corn oil? (does corn oil attract corn insects?)
>Any information, either from growers or researchers, would be most
>welcome. Dose ranges from 0.5 ml (1/4 tsp) per ear to 10 ml per ear,
>quite a range! Any ideas on this??? Many thanks!
>PLEASE REPLY TO: HORT034@UNLVM.UNL.EDU (Laurie Hodges)
Have you tried using Neem oil ( azadirachtin extract from seeds and
foliage of Melia sp. - with insecticidal properties.) ?
- reference
F. R. RUSKIN (editor) 1992: "Neem - a tree for solving global problems."
National Academy Press, Wash. DC ISBN: 0-309-04686-6
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Dennis Hilder Narrogin, Western Australia
dennis.hilder@denkat.eepo.com.au Tel/Fax +61 98 81 4055
P O Box 91, Cuballing WA 6311
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