A i f it h A i f it h Assessing four winter squash Assessing four winter squash cultivars as trap crops to improve cultivars as trap crops to improve cucumber beetle management in cucumber beetle management in organic cucumber production organic cucumber production Vianney Willot MSU Department of 6 March 2009 Vianney Willot MSU Department of Entomology Graduate Student, B-17 Food Safety, East Lansing, MI 48824, [email protected], (517)432-9810. Mi h l B Michael Brewer Department of Entomology MSU
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A i f i t hA i f i t hAssessing four winter squash Assessing four winter squash cultivars as trap crops to improve cultivars as trap crops to improve cucumber beetle management in cucumber beetle management in
organic cucumber productionorganic cucumber productiong pg p
Vianney Willot MSU Department of6 March 2009
Vianney Willot MSU Department of Entomology Graduate Student, B-17 Food Safety, East Lansing, MI 48824, [email protected], (517)432-9810.Mi h l BMichael BrewerDepartment of Entomology MSU
Objectives:Objectives:
Availability of organic cultivars
B t i lti it dBest organic cultivars suited as trap cropp p
Best Cultivars: Blue Hubbard and B B ttBurgess Buttercup
Comparison of attractiveness of different organic cultivars of trap cropdifferent organic cultivars of trap crop
with cucumber(Fi ld t i l)(Field trial)
4 cultivars of squash:4 cultivars of squash:Blue Hubbard Waltham ButternutBurgess Buttercup Table Queen AcornBurgess Buttercup Table Queen Acorn1 cultivar of cucumber
Cucumber CobraCucumber CobraWith squash transplanted after:16 days or 26 days