1997 Sunflower Grower Survey of Pest Problems and Pesticide Use 


Table 16. Targeted insect species for all insecticides used on sunflower in 1997.

Targeted Insect   Kansas   Minnesota   North Dakota   South Dakota

-- % respondents answering question --

Banded Sunflower Moth   7.5   0.0   2.0   1.3
Grasshopper 4.5 0.0 8.6 15.6
Seed Weevil 6.0 11.5 7.3 24.7
Stem Weevil 11.9 0.0 9.3 3.9
Sunflower Beetle 0.0 88.5 67.5 42.9
Sunflower Head Moth 68.7 0.0 0.7 10.4
Sunflower Midge 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0