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

Radish-Wireworm

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Pacific coast wireworm
Limonius canus LeConte
Immature
© Ken Gray Insect Image Collection
Image related to Radish-Wireworm
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

  • pyrethrins

Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE

  • Chenopodium ambrosioides extract (Requiem 25EC) at 4 to 6 pints formulated product per acre, soil application. REI 4 hr. OMRI-listed for organic use.
  • chloropicrin (Telone)-Preplant.
  • chlorpyrifos (Lorsban 4E) at 2.75 lb ai/a as pre-plant incorporation for direct seeded or transplanted. PHI 21 days. REI 24 hr.
  • diazinon (Diazinon 50W) at 3 to 4 lb ai/a. Broadcast just before planting and incorporate in to top 4 to 8 inches. REI 3 days.