Improving Lettuce Insect Pest Management – NSW And QLD
20 July 2012Improving Lettuce Quality Through Adoption Of Sustainable Production Practices
20 July 2012Project Code
Short Summary
Evaluating new and selective insecticide controls for controlling helicoverpa in lettuces
Year Published
2005
Project Provider
VIC Department of Primary Industries
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This Project evaluates new biological and ‘selective’ insecticide controls of the insect pest Helicoverpa in lettuce. Work undertaken by this project was carried out at Werribee, Cranbourne and East Gippsland, with select and biological insecticides for control of helicoverpa in lettuces and since project commencement, some of these products have been registered for use on lettuce.
Project report
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Leafy vegetables
Lettuce
