EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDES FOR CONTROL OF SOIL INSECT PESTS IN SWEET POTATOES, 2013

A field experiment was conducted at the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research Station in Alexandria, LA, to evaluate insecticides for management of sweetpotato soil insect pests, including BCB and SCB. In addition to an untreated check, three insecticide treatments were assessed in a RCB design with four blocks and one replicate per block. Plots were three rows wide (38-inch centers) and 35 ft long. A CO2-pressurized backpack sprayer calibrated to …