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Integrating Pest and Pollinator Management: Assessing the Impact of Commercial Watermelon Production on Pests and Pollinators

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posted on 2019-05-14, 17:23 authored by John Jay TernestJohn Jay Ternest
Fruit set in cucurbit crops such as watermelon is entirely dependent upon pollinators, which makes them an important aspect of grower management. This reliance on pollinators means that growers must consider them when making pest management decisions, especially when using pesticides, which can have a negative impact on pollinators. Thus, pest management in watermelon production faces a potential trade-off between pests and pollinators. The ways in which growers manage this trade-off could have a large impact on the communities of both groups and the yield of the crop.

Funding

NAVIGATING THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN PEST MANAGEMENT AND POLLINATOR CONSERVATION IN CUCURBITS

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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History

Degree Type

  • Master of Science

Department

  • Entomology

Campus location

  • West Lafayette

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Ian Kaplan

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee co-chair

Rick Foster

Additional Committee Member 2

Laura Ingwell