EDIS (Nov 2021)

Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes

  • Robert Hochmuth,
  • Dakshina Seal,
  • Norman Leppla,
  • Daniel Fenneman,
  • Rhoda Broughton,
  • Anil Baniya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1339-2021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2021, no. 6

Abstract

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This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots. Soil tillage and crop rotation can suppress populations of these root pests but adequate management requires diligent surveillance and the use of insecticides. Describes new research on managing wireworms with alternative insecticide active ingredients and entomopathogenic nematodes.