Control of Corn Rootworm Larvae with Soil-Applied Insecticides, 2014

We established one trial at the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center near DeKalb, IL, to evaluate the efficacy of soil-applied insecticides to control CRW larvae. The experimental design was a RCB with four replications. The plot size for each treatment was 10 ft (four rows) by 40 ft. The previous crop was a trap-crop (late-planted corn and pumpkins). The trial was planted on 8 May using a four-row, vacuum-style planter (SRES, South Hutchinson, KS). Seeds were planted at a rate of 38,500 seeds/acre in …