Trapping squash bugs with board traps and ammonia

Kimberly Stoner, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Objective

To test the use of trap boards and lures based on ammonia (ammonium carbonate and household ammonia) to concentrate squash bugs in a small area for monitoring or control. Although I received funding from the OFRF for just one year, 1997, 1 actually started the experiments in my proposal in 1996 and continued with a different approach in 1997.

Region

Northeast

Topic

Insect/Pest Management

Category

Vegetables/Fruits

Date Range

2000 and earlier

Funding Amount

$2,000

Funding Year

1996

Location

New Haven, Connecticut

Collaborators

Guy and Pat Beardsley, Shelton, CT
Dennis Pitney, Pitney Farm, Ellington, CT