Development of an IPM Program for the Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle in vegetable cropping systems: Report to the Agricultural research foundation for the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission, 2005

Abstract

Project Objectives 1. Develop and evaluate a Pilot IPM scouting program for the WSCB in snap beans 2. Determine the seasonal aggregation and movement patterns within diversified vegetable cropping systems 3. Evaluate the potential for “trap and kill” strategies as cultural control components of an IPM program for the WSCB in western Oregon vegetable cropping systems