Effect of Drive Row Ground Covers on Hop (Rosales: Cannabaceae) Yard Arthropod Pests in Vermont, USA

• Published in: Environmental entomology Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 183
• Main Authors: Calderwood, L, Cubins, J, Vesty, D, Darby, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Agriculture - methods; Animals; Aphids - physiology; Hemiptera - physiology; Humulus - growth & development; Magnoliopsida - growth & development; Pest Control, Biological; Population Dynamics; Seasons; Tetranychidae - physiology; Vermont; hop; ground cover; trap crop; Humulus lupulus; integrated pest management

Alternatives to pesticides are necessary for the management of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) arthropod pests. The three major arthropod pests in northeastern US hop production include two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, hop aphid Phorodon humuli (Schrank), and potato leafhopper, Empoasca f...