{"id":6126,"date":"2017-11-21T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2017-11-21T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:06:48","slug":"american-entomologist-winter-2017-nny-asb-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/2017\/11\/21\/american-entomologist-winter-2017-nny-asb-project\/","title":{"rendered":"American Entomologist Winter 2017: NNY ASB Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GotASB722.5\"Cornell University entomologist Elson J. Shields and research specialist Antonio M. Testa<\/strong> have written an article on the \u201cBiological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle with Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Expanding a Single Farm\u2019s Success to an Area-Wide Biological Control Program<\/em>\u201d for the Winter 2017 issue of American Entomologist. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is acknowledged for its long-term funding of the research to develop the science of this project.<\/p>\n

The article notes “Alfalfa snout beetle, Otiorhynchus ligustici (L.), (ASB) remains the most serious insect pest impacting alfalfa production in North America<\/em>.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cornell entomologist Dr. Elson J. Shields, NNY ASB field day. Photo: NNYADP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shields and Testa answer the following questions in the illustrated article:<\/p>\n

. Can a cost-effective EPN (entomopathogenic nematode) mass-rearing procedure be developed that is both farmer-friendly and low-labor while retaining the genes for persistence?<\/p>\n

. Can EPN application rates and techniques be adapted to low-value crops and typical commercial pesticide application equipment? Is timing of application also important?<\/p>\n

. What is the best mix of EPN species to successfully attack ASB?<\/p>\n

. How well will the adapted persistent EPNs persist across typical soil types and cropping rotations found within the northern New York ASB-infested area?<\/p>\n

. Will a single application of EPNs under the inoculative strategy provide enough mortality to ASB populations to reduce population levels to sub-economic?<\/p>\n

. Will farmers embrace an area-wide biological control program against ASB utilizing native persistent EPNs even though impact after application may not be seen for two to four years?<\/p>\n

. How will the biological program be sustained for the long term? (This section notes the establishment of one nematode-rearing business with room for others to commercially rear, sell and apply the EPNs to continue the battle to manage ASB to protect regional alfalfa crops).<\/p>\n

NNYADP ASB Research<\/a>: Reports, Fact Sheets, Photos,\u00a0Video<\/p>\n

Farm Pest Biocontrol Now Sought Across U.S.<\/a>: ASB nematode projects are underway or planned in New Mexico, Texas, Ohio and Michigan<\/p>\n

NNYADP Research Helps Young Entrepreneur<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional ASB Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cornell University entomologist Elson J. Shields and research specialist Antonio M. Testa have written an article on the \u201cBiological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle with Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Expanding a Single Farm\u2019s Success to an Area-Wide Biological Control Program\u201d for the Winter 2017 issue of American Entomologist. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-press-releases","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6128,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions\/6128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}