ABSTRACT
In an attempt to maximize cotton yield throughout the management of cotton pests population, agricultural and chemical practices were evaluated. Sowing date significantly affected the early season sucking pests infestation. Early sown cotton on March 1 enhanced the propagation of early season sucking pests, however allowed cotton green bolls to mature early and escape from bollworm infestation. A significant reduction in the population of diapausing pink bollworm larvae when grown plants were timely treated with Bestox and Dropp. Better management of cotton bollworms could be achieved by integrating various techniques. Chemical treatments, i.e., seed dressing using Confidor significantly reduced early season sucking pests infestation, as well as adoption of early spraying program against cotton bollworms during the first four weeks of flowering which percent infestation was less than 5% significantly reflected on cotton yield. Applying "Dropp" as a chemical termination treatment at ratios of 15 gm. a. I. / feddan significantly reduced pink bollworm diapausing larvae with no significant reduction in cotton yield.
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