Insecticidal Seed Treatments

    No seed treatment was used on 14% of acres of Minnesota respondents answering the question.
Lindane seed treatment was used on 13% of respondents' acres, Lorsban on 17% and "unknown"
was used on 20% (Table 22). The "unknown" is significant because growers might know that the seed
was treated but not remember what was stated on the seed tag.

Table 22: Use of insecticidal seed treatment in 1998 in Minnesota

 

Treatment

Respondents Acres Reported
Number %a Number %
No Seed Treatment

8

12.3

3,460

13.9

Lindane

8

12.3

3,151

12.7

Lorsban

6

9.2

4,100

16.5

Unknown

13

20.0

4,987

20.0

aPercent responding to question.


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