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Trends in Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 19-Year Summary

dc.contributor.authorPalumbo, John C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-06T15:59:31Z
dc.date.available2025-08-06T15:59:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-26
dc.identifier.citationPalumbo, J.C. 2023. Trends in Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 19-Year Summary. IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Pest Management Center. UA VegIPM Update, Vol. 14, No. 15. July 26, 2023.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/678052
dc.description.abstractThis 19-year summary (2004–2023) of insect pest impacts on desert lettuce in Arizona evaluates pest status, yield losses, and economic trends using survey data from Pest Control Advisors (PCAs). Through intensive scouting and management practices, PCAs have consistently maintained yield losses below 1% per pest in both fall and spring lettuce crops. Key pests include beet armyworm, western flower thrips, green peach aphid, and cabbage looper, with variations in pest pressure and management costs across seasons. The study highlights the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies and the value of long-term data in guiding pest control decisions and economic assessments in leafy vegetable production.en_US
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dc.publisherCollege of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
dc.relation.urlhttps://acis.cals.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsCopyright © Arizona Board of Regents for the Arizona Pest Management Center. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectLettuceen_US
dc.subjectInsect Lossesen_US
dc.subjectEconomic Thresholdsen_US
dc.subjectPest Control Advisorsen_US
dc.subjectWestern Flower Thripsen_US
dc.subjectGreen Peach Aphiden_US
dc.titleTrends in Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 19-Year Summaryen_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Arizonaen_US
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