1. Insect
  2. Vegetable Crops
  3. Vegetable Crops
  4. Hosts and Pests of Vegetable Crops

Collard and kale-Wireworm

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Pacific coast wireworm
Limonius canus LeConte
Immature
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Pacific coast wireworm
Limonius canus LeConte
Adult
© Ken Gray Insect Image Collection

Limonius spp.

Pest description, crop damage and life history

See:

Common Pests of Vegetable Crops

Management-biological, cultural, tactical

See:

Potato, Irish-Wireworm

Management-chemical control: HOME USE

  • azadirachtin (as a mix with pyrethrins)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • bifenthrin (as a mix with zeta-cypermethrin)
  • cyfluthrin
  • zeta-cypermethrin

Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE

  • chloropicrin (Telone II)-Preplant incorporation.
  • diazinon (Diazinon AG500)-Broadcast just before planting at 3 to 4 lb ai/A, and immediately incorporate into the top 4 to 8 inches of soil. REI 4 days.