Wireworms forced to the soil surface per Live Soils Insects 1,000 sq. ft,,, per 100 Plants Southern Corn Southern Corn Cucumber Plants/ Potato Wire- Potato Wire- Beetle Acre Insecticides Wireworm wor4 Total Wireworm worm Grubs Total ,000 Parathion 1.7 8.7 10.4 0 6.7 0.4 7.1 27.9 Aldrin 1.0 2.4 3.4 7.1 10.4 0.4 17.9 25.3 Kepone 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.3 11.3 0.8 13.3 23.8 Parathion-Aldrin 110 13.9 14.9 0 8.3 1.3 9.6 27.3 Parathion-Kepone 1.4 3.8 5.2 0 6.7 0 6.7 26.9 Aldrin-Kepone 1.0 0.7 1.7 2.1 6.7 0.4 9.2 25.3 Pth-Ald-Kep 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.4 10.0 0.4 10.8 26.5 Untreated 0 1.4 1.4 5.8 12.1 2.1 20.0 23.8 Experiment V Kepone Bait, Diazinon Bait and Granules, and Parathion Granules for Control of the Corn Wireworm. Insecticides were applied broadcast at five pounds actual toxicant per acre on January 16, 1964, and immediately disked-in to a depth of about 6 inches. Florigold 107 sweet corn was planted on January 30. Live Corn Percent Plants/ Wireworms/ Damaged Acres 100 Plants Plants ,000 Kepone 4% on Cornmeal 1.4 0.5 25.5 Diazinon on Corn Grits 1.9 0 20.3 Diazinon 57 Walnut Shell Gran. 8.1 5.8 20.9 Parathion 10 Granules 6.7 1.7 21.2 Untreated 8.1 13.9 13.9 Experiment VI Parathion Granules for Wireworm Control. Three parathion 107% granular formulations were each applied broadcast to give 5 pounds of actual toxicant per acre on January 29, 1964, and immediately disked-in to a depth of about 6 inches. Florigold 107 sweet corn was planted on January 30. Live Wireworm/100 Plants Southern Percent Potato Corn Damaged Plants/ Wireworm Wireworm Total Plants Acre,000 Source A 1.0 5.2 6.2 3.1 27.5 Source B "Stabilized" 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.4 28.8 Source B "Unstabilized" 1.0 1.9 2.9 4.9 34.6 Untreated 6.2 3.3 9.5 3.9 31.2