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Revising the Aster Yellows Index and Management in Wisconsin

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Experimental Approach<br />

A.) Identify trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>Aster</strong> <strong>Yellows</strong> (AY) risk:<br />

- Use historical data collections (Pest Pros Inc.)<br />

- Target control to high AY risk periods, offset<br />

higher costs of novel “softer” chemistries<br />

Can we better underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> factors that are important<br />

for <strong>the</strong> variability <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>sect abundance <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>fectivity <strong>in</strong><br />

carrot fields<br />

Can we discover <strong>and</strong> exploit an underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of<br />

‘risk <strong>in</strong>tervals’

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