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1997 Sunflower Grower Survey of Pest Problems and Pesticide Use |
Table 10. Worst insect problem in 1997.
| Kansas | Minnesota | North Dakota | South Dakota | ||||||||
Insect |
Worst Insect | One of Three Worst Insects | Worst Insect | One of Three Worst Insects | Worst Insect | One of Three Worst Insects | Worst Insect | One of Three Worst Insects | |||
-- % of respondents acres -- |
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| Banded Sunflower Moth | 1.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | |||
| Cutworm | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 6.4 | |||
| Grasshopper | 12.1 | 41.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 28.9 | |||
| Seed Weevil | 4.6 | 26.1 | 4.2 | 37.3 | 5.5 | 41.4 | 19.9 | 72.8 | |||
| Stem Weevil | 35.7 | 55.6 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 32.6 | 26.3 | 45.2 | |||
| Sunflower Beetle | 0.8 | 1.2 | 23.8 | 63.9 | 58.4 | 77.5 | 26.0 | 43.9 | |||
| Sunflower Head Moth | 33.1 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 31.8 | |||
| Sunflower Midge | 0.0 | 4.6 | 51.7 | 73.5 | 13.1 | 31.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | |||
| None | 9.9 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |||
| Other | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | |||