Includes Ctenicera spp.
Pest description, crop damage and life history
See:
Common Pests of Vegetable Crops
Management-biological, cultural, tactical
See:
Management-chemical control: HOME USE
- azadirachtin (as a mix with pyrethrins)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
- bifenthrin (often as a mix with zeta-cypermethrin).
- cyfluthrin
- zeta-cypermethrin
Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE
- chloropicrin (Telone)-Preplant.
- chlorpyrifos (Lorsban Advanced) at 2.11 lb ai/a soil surface spray. PHI 30 days. REI 24 hr. Use at least 40 gal/a spray. Do not exceed 2.25 lb ai/a per year. Apply only once per season.