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Centric® Control of Cotton Aphid (Aphis Gossypii Glover) in the Mid-South and Southeast

S.H. Martin, W.W. Bachman, B.D. Black, G.L. Cloud, J.E. Driver, C.F. Grymes, J.C. Holloway, Jr., J. Lunsford, B.W. Minton, D. Porterfield and S.M. White


ABSTRACT

Centric® provides excellent control of a number of sucking and chewing pests in cotton. The active ingredient, thiamethoxam, is a second-generation neonicotinoid insecticide that acts through both contact and ingestion. Thiamethoxam is highly systemic and has chemical properties, which allow it to rapidly penetrate plant tissue, providing a reservoir of active ingredient that is effective against leaf feeding pests. This results in minimal impact on non-target organisms and important beneficial insects that occur in cotton agro-eco systems. Therefore, thiamethoxam is well suited for use in cotton integrated pest management programs. Results from field studies conducted in 2001 further confirmed the effectiveness of Centric for control of the cotton aphid.





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