Cucumber Insecticide Trial, 2014

The study was conducted at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River, NC. ‘Dasher II’ cucumber seeds were field planted on 4 Jul on black plastic mulch with drip irrigation. Plots consisted of single 25-ft-long beds on 10-ft centers planted with a single row of cucumbers spaced 12 inches apart within rows. Plants were grown using a staked trellis system. Treatments were replicated four times and arranged in an RCB design. All insecticide treatments were made with a CO2-powered backpack sprayer delivering 71 gpa. Materials, rates, and application dates are listed in the tables. …