FROM the beginning of the War a considerable programme of work on the control of wireworm by chemical means was prosecuted by these laboratories. Following the discovery of the insecticidal properties ...

Evidence suggests that wireworm damage in potatoes has been getting more severe and widespread and, in some cases, has led to growers losing £100,000s in revenue. This worsening problem has prompted ...

The trap is called the Noronha Elaterid Light Trap, or NELT, and was designed by Agriculture Canada Entomologist Christine Noronha in P.E.I. Shining a small solar-powered spotlight into a plastic cup ...

A wireworm, left, is the larval form of the click beetle, right. Wireworms love to feed on P.E.I. crops such as potatoes and carrots. (W. van Herk courtesy of Agriculture Canada) A simple trap ...

Purdue Extension entomologists encourage corn farmers to be on the lookout for wireworms prior to planting. The click beetle larvae feed on corn seed germ and can prevent plants from sprouting.

The threat of wireworm damage is a growing concern for UK potato producers as a perfect storm of risk factors create optimum conditions for the soil-dwelling pest to thrive. Growers are encouraged to ...

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Wireworms are no longer as big a problem for farmers as they have been over the last decade and a half, a longtime Washington State University researcher says. “They can still rear their ugly heads, ...

Soil conditions mean farmers are likely to have wireworm problems this year, says a Washington State University expert. “Wireworms like moisture,” said Aaron Esser, county director for WSU Extension ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christine Noronha, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Charlottetown, has been testing this pesticide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A simple trap invented by an Island scientist "could be a major breakthrough" in fighting P.E.I.'s $6 million wireworm pest ...