Efficacies and Second-Year Effects of SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic Formulations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Plot Layout and Pheromone Treatments
2.2.1. Efficacy of SPLAT GM™ Organic
2.2.2. Second-Year Effects of Aerially Applied SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic
2.3. Pheromone Applications
2.4. Treatment Evaluations
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Efficacy of SPLAT GM™ Organic
Weeks after Pheromone Application | Pheromone Treatment, g·AI/ha | ||
---|---|---|---|
SPLAT® GM, 11.4 | SPLAT® GM Organic, 22.6 | Disrupt® II, 15 | |
1–4 | 98% | 98% | 95.7% |
5–8 | ~90% | ~90% | 94% |
9–10 | 94.8% | 92.8% | 98% |
11–14 | 85.8% | 83.7% | |
16–18 | 78.1% | 79.7% |
3.2. Second-Year Effects of Aerially Applied SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interests
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Onufrieva, K.S.; Hickman, A.D.; Leonard, D.S.; Tobin, P.C. Efficacies and Second-Year Effects of SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic Formulations. Insects 2015, 6, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6010001
Onufrieva KS, Hickman AD, Leonard DS, Tobin PC. Efficacies and Second-Year Effects of SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic Formulations. Insects. 2015; 6(1):1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleOnufrieva, Ksenia S., Andrea D. Hickman, Donna S. Leonard, and Patrick C. Tobin. 2015. "Efficacies and Second-Year Effects of SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic Formulations" Insects 6, no. 1: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects6010001