Effects of neem-based insecticides on beet armyworm
| Problem: | If an IPM strategy utilizing botanically-derived feeding deterrents can be developed to protect cotton from beet armyworm damage, then growers would have an effective means of responding to beet armyworm populations in environmental sensitive areas. |
| Objective: | Assess deterrent effects of commercial and custom-formulated neem-based insecticides, with different azadirachtin content, on beet armyworm. |
| Approach: | Three commercial neem-based insecticides will be used: Agroneem, Ecozin, and Neemix; non-commercial neem seed extract and powder of neem tree leaves. Oviposition in no-choice, two-choice, and multiple-choice tests, larval feeding effects, and lethal effects on eggs and larval hatching will be recorded. |
Sasha M Greenburg