Broadcast Newsline: September 23, 2009

The tarnished plant bug has become the primary insect pest of cotton in the Mid-South region of the Cotton Belt.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts.  All cuts are Jeff Gore, research entomologist at Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Service.

Suggested Introduction 1:
The tarnished plant bug has become the primary insect pest of cotton in the Mid-South region of the Cotton Belt. Jeff Gore, research entomologist at Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Service, says with the adoption of Bt-cotton and eradication of the boll weevil, the frequency of insecticide applications targeting these pests has declined.

Suggested Introduction 2:
Gore says there is a large regional project funded by Cotton Incorporated that involves Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Missouri.

Suggested Introduction 3:
According to Gore, scouting for plant bugs needs to begin when cotton starts squaring.

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