Efficacy of Selected Insecticide Seed Treatments against Sugarcane Beetle in Field Corn, 2013

On 13 May 2013, an insecticide seed treatment trial was initiated on the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center in Starkville, MS. Nine insecticidal seed treatments were evaluated against an untreated check (UTC). Plot size was four rows by 40 ft long on 38 in. centers. Statistical design was a randomized complete block with four replications. Corn seed was treated with commercial rates of insecticide prior to planting. Counter was applied as a granular in furrow …