Field Trials

Annual reports for summer field research trials, generally conducted to assess pesticide efficacy and develop improved pest management recommendations, are conducted by this lab and are available below from 2002 to present.  Tabular summaries of experiments performed is shown for recent years.

 

2018 Field Trials – Full PDF

Crop Location Description Appl. Trts Target Pest(s) Evaluation PDF
Potato Hancock CPB systemic, seed/in-furrow/foliar, registered program demo ST/IF/F 10
  • CPB
  • PLH
  • Aphid
  • Insect counts
  • Yield
 PDF
Potato Hancock CPB systemic, seed/in-furrow, experimental ST/IF 15
  • CPB
  • PLH
  • Aphids
  • Insect counts
  • Yield
 PDF
Potato Hancock PVY management F 8
  • PVY
  • Yield
  • PVY incidence in seed
 PDF
Potato Coloma Aphid foliar, experimental F 14
  • Aphids
  • Insect counts
 PDF
Potato Endeavor CPB systemic, seed vs in-furrow on muck soil, registered ST/IF 7
  • CPB
  • Insect counts
 PDF
Potato Arlington CPB systemic, seed/in-furrow, experimental ST/IF 15
  • CPB
  • Insect counts
  • Yield
 PDF
Cabbage Randolph Cabbage maggot, drench, registered DR 5
  • Delia
  • Plant damage
 PDF
Snap bean Plover European corn borer foliar, foliar, registered F 8
  • European corn borer
  • Plant damage
  • Larvae counts
 PDF
Onion Cross Plains Onion thrips, foliar, registered F 17
  • Thrips
  • Insect counts
 PDF

We would like to thank BASF, Bayer, Certis, Del Monte, GreenLight BioSciences, IntelliGro, Marrone Bio Innovations, Monsanto, Nichino, Simplot, Syngenta, and Valent for their support of these trials and our broader research programs.

2017 – Full PDF

Trial Crop Location Description Target Pest(s) Evaluation PDF
1 Potato Hancock Early-season foliar insecticide trial
  • Colorado potato beetle
  • Potato leafhopper
  • Aphids
  • Insect counts
  • Defoliation
 PDF
2 Potato Hancock Full-season at-plant systemic/foliar insecticide trial
  • Colorado potato beetle
  • Potato leafhopper
  • Aphids
  • Insect counts
  • Defoliation
  • Yield & tuber quality
 PDF
3 Potato Hancock Full-season systemic program trial including insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, and soil enhancers
  • Colorado potato beetle
  • Potato leafhopper
  • Aphids
  • Stand counts
  • Insect counts
  • Defoliation
  • Yield & tuber quality
 PDF
4 Potato Arlington Aphid foliar management trial
  • Potato aphid
  • Nymph & adult counts
 PDF
5 Potato Antigo PVY management trial
  • Potato virus Y
  • Yield
  • Seed infection rate
 PDF
6 Carrot Hancock Aster leafhopper systemic trial
  • Aster leafhopper
  • Aster yellows
  • Stand counts
  • Leafhopper adult & nymph counts
  • AY infection rate
  • Yield & quality
 PDF
7 Cabbage Arlington Foliar Venerate XC trial
  • Imported cabbageworm
  • Cabbage looper
  • Diamondback moth
  • Insect counts
 PDF
8 Snap bean Arlington SCM at-plant trial
  • Seedcorn maggot
  • Stand counts
  • Maggot damage
 PDF
9 Green bean Plover ECB foliar trial
  • European corn borer
  • Plant damage
  • Larvae counts
 PDF

 

2016 – Full PDF

Crop Treatment Location (WI) Target Pest(s)
Onion Foliar Markesan Onion thrips
Potato Foliar Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphid
Potato Foliar Arlington Colorado potato beetle
Potato Foliar Antigo Potato virus Y
Potato Systemic Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphid
Potato Full season mgmt Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphid
Snap bean Foliar Plover European corn borer
Snap bean In-furrow Plover Seedcorn maggot
Pepper Foliar Arlington European corn borer
Cabbage In-furrow Randolph Cabbage maggot
Cucurbit In-furrow Cashton Seedcorn maggot

 

2015 – Full PDF

Crop Treatment Location (WI) Target Pest(s)
Cabbage Foliar Arlington Imported cabbage worm
Cabbage looper
Diamondback moth
Onion Foliar Markesan Onion thrips
Potato Foliar Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphids
Potato Foliar Arlington Potato leafhopper
Potato Foliar Antigo Potato virus Y
Potato Systemic Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphids
Potato Full season Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Snap bean Foliar Plover European corn borer
Pepper Foliar Arlington European corn borer

 

2014 – Full PDF

Crop Treatment Location (WI) Target Pest(s)
Cabbage Foliar Arlington Imported cabbage worm
Cabbage looper
Diamondback moth
Onion Foliar Coloma Onion thrips
Potato Foliar Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphids
Potato Foliar Arlington Potato leafhopper
Potato Foliar Antigo Potato virus Y
Potato Systemic Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphids
Potato Full season Hancock Colorado potato beetle
Potato leafhopper
Aphids
Pepper Foliar Arlington European corn borer
Carrot Systemic Plover Aster leafhopper

 

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