Author : Rayda Kathryn Krell
Release : 2002
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Book Synopsis Bean Pod Mottle Virus Ecology and Management in Iowa by : Rayda Kathryn Krell
Download or read book Bean Pod Mottle Virus Ecology and Management in Iowa written by Rayda Kathryn Krell. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) is a new disease problem for North Central states soybean (Glycine max (L.)) growers. The bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is the primary BPMV vector. The main objectives of this research were to understand BPMV ecology and explore possibilities for management. Bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), flight capacity was measured and seventy-one percent of beetles flew 51 m and 11.76% flew301 m. The mean of flights