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Title: INSECTS AND ERGOT IN KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS SEED PRODUCTION FIELDS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Author
item BUTLER, MARVIN
item Alderman, Stephen
item HAMMOND, PAUL
item BERRY, RALPH
item JOHNSTON, WILLIAM
item MCNEAL, CRAIG

Submitted to: Extension Reports
Publication Type: Experiment Station
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/30/2002
Publication Date: 9/30/2002
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This publication is a popularized version of a previously published study (Butler et al., 2001, Association of insects and ergot (Claviceps purpurea) in Kentucky bluegrass seed production fields, J. Econ. Entomol. 94:1471-1476). The relationship between insects and ergot in Kentucky bluegrass fields was investigated through surveys of insects and ergot in Kentucky bluegrass seed production fields in the Pacific Northwest. A large diversity of insects was found. Conidia of C. purpurea were found on moths, flies, leafhoppers, and thrips. However, a correlation between the level of ergot infection and number of insects with conidia was not established.