Tactics We Tested
To determine the efficacy of gardening
practices and/or products.
Experiments Conducted from 1998 to 2000
- Cabbage- Release of the Caterpillar Egg Parasite Trichogramma pretiosum
- We wanted to determine if the commercially available wasp, Trichogramma pretiosum could control cabbage caterpillars when released in home gardens. Results
- Potato- Use of Straw Mulch to Provide Habitat for Natural Enemies of Potatoes
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- We wanted to determine if straw mulch creates a habitat in the garden that increases the number of insect predators.
Results
- Release of the Nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae to Control Iris Borer
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- We wanted to determine if the commercially available nematode Steinernema carpocapsae Results
