{"content":[{"text":"Biological Control for Soil Dwelling Insect Pests of Melon Crops","bbox":{"left":0.231933,"top":0.124188,"width":0.5370429999999999,"height":0.019211999999999993}},{"text":"Eric T. Natwick and Robert Behle","bbox":{"left":0.366252,"top":0.153707,"width":0.268273,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"UCCE Imperial County and USDA-ARS-NCAUR","bbox":{"left":0.301512,"top":0.183493,"width":0.397891,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"Purpose: Evaluate potential treatments with entomopathogenic fungi and new conventional \n insecticides for mortality on Blapstinus spp. beetles in field planted melons at UC Desert \n Research & Extension Center (DREC).","bbox":{"left":0.117779,"top":0.213422,"width":0.726866,"height":0.055132000000000014}},{"text":"Table 1. Treatment List for Darkling Ground Beetle in Cantaloupe Melons, Holtville, CA, 2013 \n Treatment Amount/acre Application date","bbox":{"left":0.11778,"top":0.28012,"width":0.756834,"height":0.045299000000000034}},{"text":"1. Sevin Bran bait 5%","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.33556,"width":0.17264400000000002,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"20 lb","bbox":{"left":0.395898,"top":0.33556,"width":0.03986000000000001,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June \n 23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570351,"top":0.33556,"width":0.24366999999999994,"height":0.04059499999999999}},{"text":"2. Ambush Bait 0.05%","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.365346,"width":0.17929999999999996,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"20 lb","bbox":{"left":0.395899,"top":0.364063,"width":0.03986000000000001,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570352,"top":0.388576,"width":0.2436680000000001,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"3. Met52 EC \n 4. Ma Granules","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.39613,"width":0.12117699999999998,"height":0.041878000000000026}},{"text":"130.68 fl oz","bbox":{"left":0.368671,"top":0.39499,"width":0.09422299999999995,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570353,"top":0.419503,"width":0.243668,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"2860 g","bbox":{"left":0.38884,"top":0.425916,"width":0.05417899999999998,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570353,"top":0.450287,"width":0.243668,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"5. Ma Broth Spray","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.457983,"width":0.14614499999999997,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"10 L","bbox":{"left":0.397714,"top":0.456842,"width":0.03679399999999999,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570354,"top":0.481213,"width":0.243668,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"6. Met52 granules","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.488766,"width":0.13549699999999998,"height":0.019071000000000005}},{"text":"36 lb","bbox":{"left":0.3959,"top":0.487769,"width":0.03986000000000006,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570351,"top":0.512139,"width":0.243668,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"7. Altrevin","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.519693,"width":0.085036,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"1.5 lb","bbox":{"left":0.39368,"top":0.518695,"width":0.04470000000000002,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"23 & 30 May and 6 & 13 June","bbox":{"left":0.570353,"top":0.542923,"width":0.243668,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"8. Seduce","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.550762,"width":0.07627400000000001,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"36 lb","bbox":{"left":0.395899,"top":0.549479,"width":0.03986000000000001,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"-----------------------------","bbox":{"left":0.597176,"top":0.57385,"width":0.18945599999999996,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"9. Check","bbox":{"left":0.127664,"top":0.581546,"width":0.06970799999999999,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"----------------","bbox":{"left":0.363629,"top":0.581546,"width":0.104348,"height":0.018504999999999994}},{"text":"Methods: \n Plot size: 50' X 13.33' (2 beds/plot on 80\" centers); one buffer bed between plots and 10' buffers \n between blocks. The experimental design was a Randomized Complete Block with 4 replicates.","bbox":{"left":0.117781,"top":0.635257,"width":0.7576809999999999,"height":0.05472200000000005}},{"text":"Granule applications were spread evenly over the plots using a hand-held fertilizer spreader. \n Foliar sprays were applied using a tractor-mounted spray boom with TJ-60 11003VS \n nozzle/delivering 36.25 gpa at 55 psi. All granule and spray treatments were applied on 23 & 30 \n May and 6 & 13 June 2013.","bbox":{"left":0.117782,"top":0.708244,"width":0.7554210000000001,"height":0.07365900000000003}},{"text":"Each plot was evaluated for the numbers of Blapstinus spp. beetles per 25 melon fruit on 10 and \n 18 June 2013, percentages of beetle damaged fruit per 25 fruit per plot on 10, 18 and 27 June \n 2013, and numbers and weight (kg) for fruit per 0.001 acre on 27 June.","bbox":{"left":0.117781,"top":0.793184,"width":0.7544129999999999,"height":0.05527499999999996}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}