MANAGEMENT OF CORN ROOTWORM AND OTHER INSECT PESTS

Trap and/or refuge crops and methods of use in managing corn rootworm and other insect pests of maize are provided. Some methods involve using trap crops comprising plants with enhanced susceptibility to one or more insect pests to lure and kill insect pests. Other methods involve using refuge crops...

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Main Authors JOHAL, Gurmukh, S, MULTANI, Dilbag, S, TINGEY, Scott, V, PRESNAIL, James, K, FLEXNER, John, Lindsey
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 28.03.2018
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Summary:Trap and/or refuge crops and methods of use in managing corn rootworm and other insect pests of maize are provided. Some methods involve using trap crops comprising plants with enhanced susceptibility to one or more insect pests to lure and kill insect pests. Other methods involve using refuge crops comprising plants with enhanced susceptibility to one or more insect pests to monitor insect pest populations in an area or to promote mating between insecticide resistant and insecticide non-resistant insects.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130839524