The use of herbicides and fumigants can also help in weed control. The following is a

list of non-fumigant chemicals that can be used to control weeds. DCPA (Dacthal) is used to

control germinating annuals. MCDS (Enquik) can be used for post-emergence control of

broadleaf weeds in row middles. Napropamid (Devrinol) is used preplant for control of

germinating annuals and should be applied before plastic application, or as a surface application.

Paraquat (Gramoxone) is applied post-emergence, as a contact chemical for control of all

emerged weeds, and can be used in row-middles (between beds), or as a pre-emergence

application. Sethoxydim (Poast) is used for post-emergence control of grass weeds. Trifluralin

(Treflan) is incorporated pretransplant and controls annual weeds. Diquat (Diquat) can be used

for burn down of crop after final harvest. Clomozone (Command) is applied preplant for control

of annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds (Florida Weed Control Guide, 1993). The use

of fumigant chemicals such as methyl bromide or Vapam also reduces populations of certain

weeds.


Insects

 Insects such as wireworm may increase in population with the removal of methyl bromide

in pepper production. Methods of control for wireworm include non-fumigant chemicals such

as Diazinon and Fonofos. Telone can work as a fumigant type of control (Florida Insect Control

Guide, 1993, p. 491).


Eggplant

 Florida represents 51% of the commercially grown eggplant produced in the United

States (Gull, no date). Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 acres of eggplant are planted annually.