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

Author
item BUTLER, MARVIN - OSU EXTENSION
item Alderman, Stephen
item HAMMOND, PAUL - OSU ENTOMOLOGY
item BERRY, RALPH - OSU ENTOMOLOGY
item JOHNSTON, WILLIAM - WSU CROP & SOIL SCIENCE
item MCNEAL, CRAIG - BLUE MOUNTAIN SEE OR

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.