European corn borer : biology, damage and management strategies in Sweden
The European Corn Borer (ECB) is one of the most important pests on corn in the world. An increasing interest from the farming community in Sweden, although currently cultivated in a restricted area, a change towards a warmer climate will probably make the ECB more abundant in Sweden. The management...
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| Language: | Inglés Swedish |
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SLU/Dept. of Ecology
2016
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| Summary: | The European Corn Borer (ECB) is one of the most important pests on corn in the world. An increasing interest from the farming community in Sweden, although currently cultivated in a restricted area, a change towards a warmer climate will probably make the ECB more abundant in Sweden. The management methods promoted today with cultural controls such as ploughing and harrowing are, for now, an effective way of control ECB population but an incorporation of insecticides or biological control agents together with scouting and day-degree models before and during the growth season would be beneficial for an effective control of today and future ECB population in Sweden. |
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