pickleworm


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pick·le·worm

 (pĭk′əl-wûrm′)
n.
A moth (Diaphania nitidalis) of the Americas whose larvae feed on and damage cucurbits, such as cucumbers and squash.
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Entomopathogenic nematode effect on pickleworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) under laboratory and field conditions.
Evaluacion de nematodos entomopatogenos en Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) bajo condiciones de laboratorio e invernadero
(1987) reported that, in Florida, the larval population densities of pickleworm, a closely related Diaphania species, were generally low during extremely hot summers and cold winters, and that the population densities peaked during fall.
Larval spatial patterns and sequential sampling plan for pickleworm, Diaphonia/ nitidalis (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), on summer squash.
Seasonal abundance and spatial distribution of Diaphania hyalinata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on yellow squash in south Florida
For cantaloupe melons, fruit bagging appears to be an alternative to insecticide application; preliminary studies have reported a high incidence of pests causing damage to the epidermis and fruit pulp, such as the pickleworm (Diaphania nitidalis), thus making insecticide application unsuitable for melon commercialization (SOBRINHO et al., 2011).
Material evaluation for bagging of cantaloupe melons/Avaliacao de materiais para ensacamento de meloes cantaloupe
Squash leaf glandular trichome volatiles: Identification and influence on behavior of female pickleworm moth (Diaphnia nitidalis Stoll.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
Chemotaxis of Adults of the Asiatic Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama to Volatile Terpenes Detected from Guava Leaves
Natural biological control and key mortality factors of the pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis Stoll (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in cucumber.
Pachysomoides sp. (Hymenoptera: ichneumonidae: cryptinae) parasitizing polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Female sex pheromone of the pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
Mating behavior and female-produced pheromone use in tropical sod webworm (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Pickleworms, which come up out of the ground to bore holes in cucurbits, can't get to vegetables hanging on a fence.
The right fence for the job
Many are named after that one particular crop that they ingest most--like pickleworms, melon-worms, and sweetpotato weevils.
Geraniums and begonias new research on old garden favorites
Cucumbers, squash and melons Pickleworms prefer cucumbers, but will happily munch their way through a nicesquash or melon.
Better BEDFELLOWS
I place a piece of cardboard or plastic under each pumpkin to shield it from pickleworms. These little worms come up from the soil and bore through the skin, leaving only a tiny hole, but trailing bacteria get into the fruit so it will rot from the inside.
Plant pumpkins now for fall faces later
Lopez and other ARS researchers at Charleston, South Carolina, and Ames, Iowa, have tested the attractant on melonworms, pickleworms, cabbage and soybean loopers, and on European corn borers that alone cause losses of $350 million each year.
Attracting & Tracking an Intractable Pest
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