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Below-ground Insect Pests of Peanuts

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Scouting techniques<br />

(lesser cornstalk borer)<br />

• Pod sampling – reliable indicator <strong>of</strong> infestation<br />

• Scouting maps available from AWIS website –based on<br />

the estimation <strong>of</strong> borer days on a scale <strong>of</strong> 0 to 5<br />

• ET – control when fresh damage is present OR when<br />

insect is recovered from 1/3 rd sample sites

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