ORNAMENTAL CROPS INSECTICIDE AND ACARICIDE TESTS 374

JUNIPER: Juniperus chinensis (L.) Richard Price, Ken Pinkston, (478)

Bagworm: Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth) Ed King, and Bill Bartheld
Department of Entomology
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078

CONTROL OF BAGWORMS ON CHINESE JUNIPER, 1983: Bagworm control was evaluated on Chinese junipers
that were located at a nursing home in Stillwater, Okla. The plants were 4 to 5 ft high and 10 to 15 ft
wide. Treatments were randomized and replicated three times. Plants were sprayed until runoff with a Macro
R-20 sprayer which delivered 1.6 gal/min at 200 lb/in^. The plants were treated on 11 Jul. when the
temperature was 92°F. Mortality was determined by examining 10 larvae from each replication at 1, 4, 7,
14, and 21 days after application.

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After 21 days both Diazinon and Advantage provided significantly .. >tter control when compared to
the untreated check. No phytotoxicity was observed.

% Control at DAT
Treatment and lb (AD/100 gal 1 4 7 14 21
Diazinon 25EC 0.5 53.3a 43.3ab 60.0a 73.3a 76.6a
Advantage 4EC 0.2 41.6a 70.0a 60.0a 53.3b 60.0a
Check 3.3b 6.6b 0.0b 6.6c 6.6b
Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05; DMRT). DAT, days after
treatment.

LOLLYPOP PLANT: Pachystachys lutea Nees. Gary L. Miller and Michael L. Williams (479)
Nigra scale: Parassaissetia nigra (Nietner) Department of Zoology-Entomology
Agriculture Experiment Station
Auburn University, Alabama 36849
CONTROL OF NIGRA SCALE ON PACHYSTACHYS LUTEA, ALABAMA, 1983: Twenty-four container grown
Pachystachys lutea Nees. heavily infested with nigra scale Parassaissetia nigra (Nietner) were chosen for
treatment. Test plants were 24 to 30 in tall, growing in 1 gal pots. All stages of nigra scale were
present. Chevron speader sticker was added to all treatments at the rate of 2.4 ml/gal of spray mixture. A
single application of each test material was made outdoors on 21 Oct. The foliage of all plants was
sprayed to runoff using hand-held compressed air sprayers. Treatments were replicated three times and
arranged in a RCB design. Plants were returned to the greenhouse after they had air dried. Mortality was
determined on 1 Nov. by counting 100 individuals per plant. Counts were made utilizing a stereomicroscope
by examining each scale and classifying it as living if normally colored and full-bodied, or dead if it
was discolored and shriveled or dried.
All chemicals except Enstar 2E provided significant control (55-99%) of adult nigra scale when
compared with the untreated check. All chemicals provided significant control (72-100%) of immature nigra
scale when compared with the untreated check. It should be noted that dead nigra scales were easily
dislodged from the plants and some had collected in honeydew on lower leaves. Therefore actual mortality
might be higher than indicated in the table. No phytotoxicity was observed in any treatment.

Mean % mortality at 11 DAT

Treatment and lb (All/100 gal Adult nigra scale Immature nigra scale
Ficam 76WP 0.5 99a 100a
Mavrik 2F 0.25 90a 99a
Orthene 75S 0.5 85ab 94ab
Enstar 5E 0.66 77ab 95ab
XE-905 50WP 0.5 75ab 94ab
RO-13-5223 25WP 0.4 55b 72c
Enstar 2E 0.26 25c 72c
Untreated 3c 5d
Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05; DMRT). DAT, days after
treatment.