cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, alternative pest management tools and suggestions, as well as many other topics. An electronic version is available at: Alternative Crops and Organics Field Day TBA (Aug) Mountain Research Station, Test Crop Profile North Carolina Turfgrass A link to the North Carolina crop profile pdf with production facts, maintenance requirements, pest management needs and varietal selection Diseases TurfFiles - Diseases A direct link to the turffiles disease page containing resources for identification, decision making, treatment options, and research results for diseases of turgrass Insects TurfFiles severely infested crop, the whole field pr esents a burnt up app earance and the small adults could be seen flying in large nu mbers when one walks through the crop. The Pests of Field Crops and Vegetables, Content, Morphology, biology, ecology and management of the economically important insect pests of arable (wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco, sugar beet, potato, leguminous crops, asparagus) and vegetable crops. Learning outcomes, The organic standard in 7 CFR §205.206 for crop pest, weed, and disease management specifies the following: (a) The producer must use management practices to prevent crop pests, weeds, and diseases including but not limited to: (1) Crop rotation and soil and crop nutrient management practices, as provided for in §§205.203 and 205.205; Pests of concern in Florida include wireworms, white grubs, the sugarcane borer, the lesser cornstalk borer, aphids, and the sugarcane rust mite. The sugarcane delphacid, West Indian canefly, sugarcane lace bug, West Indian cane weevil, Diaprepes, The following recommendations include only the application of chemicals for the control of some of the important insect and mite pests for each crop. Keep in mind that the most effective and economical controls for many of these pests involve a complete program including cultural, mechanical and chemical operations. weevils to invade. In Fiji, sorghum, tomato, maize and okra are the most important crops attacked by Helicoverpa armigera. Detection & inspection Look for the caterpillars on the leaves or hidden in the fruits; look for frass or faeces, or cut open buds or fruits to find the pest. Often caterpillars of Spodoptera litura can be found on the same Insect pests inflict damage to humans, farm animals and crops. Insect pests have been defined by Williams (1947) as any insect in the wrong place. Depending on the structure of the With cowpeas, only a 1-2 percentage initial field infestation by C. maculatus may result in 80 percentage of the pods attacked after 6-8 months in storage Postemergence herbicide applicationsare applied tothe foliage of the weed after crop and weed haveemerged. There are two types of postemergence herbi-cides: contact and systemic. Contact herbicideskill onlythe plant parts that they touch. Typically, the above-ground parts of a weed, such as the leaves and stems,turn brown and die. Contact herbic Washington and Oregon only. Rate Preemergence: 1.875 lb ai/A (60 fl oz/A); early postemergence: maximum rate is 5.25 fl oz/A at 2- and 4-leaf stage, and 10.6 oz/A at 6- to 8-leaf. Weed control diminishes in fine-texture soils and soils with high organic matter. Time Apply after planting and activate with at least 0.5 inch water. Iowa State University Washington and Oregon only. Ra