Field tests conducted in the fall of 1995 demonstrated the importance of proper placement and maintenance of Boll Weevil Attract and Control Tube (BWACT) installations. BWACTs in weed-free areas attracted numerically greater boll weevils compared with BWACTs in areas where excessive vegetation was present. Placement of BWACTs under tree limbs attracted significantly fewer boll weevils compared with BWACT placements in open areas. Significantly more boll weevils were captured on the bottom half of BWACTs compared with the top half. And placement of BWACTs in fences attracted significantly fewer boll weevils compared with recommended placement on the ground.

Field demonstrations evaluated the efficacy of BWACTs in boll weevil management programs. Numerous oversprays for control of tobacco budworm confounded boll weevil damaged square count data and only one replication was able to be interpreted.