How To Use Wireworm In A Sentence
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The nutty roots are often eaten by earth vermin, especially wireworm.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
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This year flea beetles, white grubs, seed corn maggots and wireworms generated a lot of discussion.
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There is in this case a risk of wireworm and black bot; but if the turf is provided in good time and is laid up in the yard ready for use, it will be searched by the small birds and pretty well cleansed of the insect larvas that may have lurked in it when first removed.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition
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It appears that these seed applied insecticides and liquid insecticides will be effective in protecting seeds from seed feeding insects such as wireworms and seedcorn maggots.
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Most Southeastern potato farmers, both sweet and Irish, contend a wireworm is a wireworm and the only good one is a dead one.
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Allotment holders throughout the country hope the order will be read out to any wireworm or potato-moth that attempts to land at our ports.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917
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It acts as a biofumigant and drives away wireworms.
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Although the risk of injury from seedling insects such as wireworms and seed corn maggots is reduced with a later planting, there is no post-emergence treatment for these insects.
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Later in the season, wireworms will feed on plant roots and may damage developing potato tubers.
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Although the risk of injury from seedling insects such as wireworms and seed corn maggots is reduced with a later planting, there is no post-emergence treatment for these insects.
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Every "Adonis" potato is inoculated for wireworm before leaving our grounds.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917
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Feeding also may continue after emergence as wireworms tunnel into the lower stalk of corn plants.
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Slugs should be trapped, but the wireworm, unfortunately, has often done the mischief before we become aware of its presence, and even then it is a troublesome pest to get rid of.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
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This year flea beetles, white grubs, seed corn maggots and wireworms generated a lot of discussion.
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In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, cyclodiene insecticides provided effective control of wireworms.
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While often corn might quickly outgrow the threat of significant pest damage, when plant growth stalled, armyworms, cutworms, wireworms, and white grubs found opportunity.
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The wireworm and slugs are both very fond of Pinks and Carnations.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
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Second, plant them 9in. deep in sandy soil, and a moist situation, surrounding each bulb with half-a-spadeful of fine charcoal, which protects them from rot, canker, and (what I believe to be the chief cause of failure) the wireworm.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
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Grown this way, there are no problems with weeds and pests such as slugs or wireworm.
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More wireworms and white grubs have been observed and increased numbers of dingy cutworms, which overwinter here, are likely.
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Soil-applied insecticides recommended for control of rootworm larvae also may prevent early stand losses due to wireworms, grubs, seedcorn maggot, and seedcorn beetles.
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Even sifting will not rid the soil of its presence with certainty, but by spreading thin layers of the mould evenly upon a hard, level floor, and passing a heavy roller over it east and west, then north and south, the wireworm will be disposed of.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition
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If the early stand loss is a result of seedcorn maggot, wireworm, grubs, or early cutworm infestation, timely response with rescue treatments may not be feasible.
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It appears that these seed applied insecticides and liquid insecticides will be effective in protecting seeds from seed feeding insects such as wireworms and seedcorn maggots.
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There are no chemicals available for killing wireworms.
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Wireworms are the larval stage of a group of beetles commonly called "click beetles".
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The use of liquid insecticide placed in the furrow with the seed has gained in popularity over the last few years as a convenient and inexpensive method to achieve wireworm and seedcorn maggot control.
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Whenever there is occasion to lift the roots it is a good plan to dress them, by repeated dips in a mixture of clay and soot, until they are well coated; they should be allowed to dry for a short time between each dip; this will not only be found useful in keeping off wireworm and similar pests, but will otherwise benefit the plants as a manure.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
