Sublethal Impacts of Diamond on Tarnished Plant Bug

Thursday, January 5, 2012: 4:45 PM
Crystal Ballroom M (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Fred Musser , Mississippi State University
Kathy Knighten , Mississippi State University
Jeff Gore , Mississippi State University DREC
Diamond insecticide is known to control tarnished plant bug immatures but has no lethal impact on adult insects. Laboratory, greenhouse and field studies document sublethal effects on adults, namely reduced fecundity and hatchability of tarnished plant bug eggs.