Wireworms
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- Publication
- Date of Publication
- December 7, 2021
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Overview
Wireworms feed on germinating cotton seeds and emerging seedlings, destroying the plants and reducing the crop stand and yield.
In this publication you will learn about:
- True wireworms (click beetles)
- False wireworms (darkling beetles)
- The life cycles of wireworms
- The damage wireworms cause
- How to manage infestations through cultural management
- Biological control
- Scouting
- Chemical control
- Action thresholds
(2 pages)
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