Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference
56th Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
D.D. Hardee and E. Burris
Control of Tarnished Plant Bugs in Mississippi Delta Cotton
M.B. Layton, J.L. Long, S.G. Flint, and L.M. Green
Suppression of Tarnished Plant Bugs in Cotton by Treatment of Early Season Wild Host Plants with Herbicides in Nine-Square-Mile Areas of the Mississippi Delta
Gordon L. Snodgrass, W.P. Scott, D.D. Hardee, and J.T. Robbins
Early Season Herbicide Treatment of Wild Host Plants in Marginal Areas Near Fields, Roads, and Ditches and Resulting Numbers of Tarnished Plant Bugs in Treated and Untreated Areas
G.L. Snodgrass, W.P. Scott, D.D. Hardee, and J.T. Robbins
Tarnished Plant Bug Suppression and Water Quality Impact from Herbicide Applications in Field
R.W. Costello, E. Burris, B.R. Leonard, G.L. Snodgrass, W.P. Scott, and D.D. Hardee
Field Plot Studies of Tarnished Plant Bugs on Selected Wild Host Plants With and Without Burndown Herbicide Application and Remote Sensing for Host Detection
D.L. Sudbrink, Jr., F.A. Harris, P.J. English, J.T. Robbins, and G.L. Snodgrass
The Development of Tarnished Plant Bug on Various Corn Tissue
C.A. Abel and G.L. Snodgrass
Development of Mycoinsecticides for Controlling Tarnished Plant Bugs on Wild Host Plants
Jarrod E. Leland and Robert W. Behle
Reproductive Diapause in Tarnished Plant Bugs and its Effect on Non-Insecticidal Control Measures
Gordon L. Snodgrass
Lygus Abundance on Wild Hosts: A Survey Across the Texas High Plains
M.N. Parajulee, M.D. Arnold, S.C. Carroll, A.M. Cranmer, R.B. Shrestha, and P.L. Bommireddy
Comparison of Lygus elisus and Lygus hesperus Damage to One-Third Grown Squares of Texas High Plains Cotton
J.S. Armstrong and L. Camelo
Development of a Reliable and Efficient Sampling Plan for Cotton Fleahopper and Western Tarnished Plant Bug Using the Beat Bucket Sampling Method
Mark A. Muegge, Allen Knutson, Brent Baugh, Warren Multer, Russell Baker, and Sarah Downing
Impact of Naturally Occurring Beauveria bassiana on Lygus hesperus Populations
Michael R. McGuire
Assessing Injury by Stink Bugs to Stoneville 474 and its Transgenic Sibs
M. Roof, P. Bauer, and D. McAlister
Seasonal Occurrence of Stink Bugs and Tarnished Plant Bugs in Mississippi Cotton Fields
Heath G. Steede, M.B. Layton, and J.L. Long
Current Research with Lepidopteran Pests of Bollgard Cotton
Jeff Gore, John Adamczyk, Dick Hardee, and Roger Leonard
Survey of Insect Boll Damage and Insecticide Use in Georgia 2002
P. Roberts, S. Brown, J. Clark, W. Duffie, W. Harris, R. McDaniel, E. McGriff, C. Ward, and J. Whiddon
Consulting from 12,000 Feet: The Use of Multi Spectral Imagery in Consulting for Insects, Diseases, Plant Growth Regulators and Defoliation
Joe Townsend, Tripp Hayes, and John McKee
Nocturnal Migrations of Cotton Insect Pests Indicated by Doppler Radar Observations
J.K. Westbrook and R.S. Eyster
Opportunities for Prescription Insecticide Applications in Louisiana: Development and Evaluation of Aerial SVI
B.R. Leonard, R.D. Bagwell, J. Temple, D. Culli, D. Magoun, E. Barham, and J. Hardwick
Efficacy of Bollgard II Cotton under Non-Enhanced Agronomic Conditions in North Carolina, 1996-2002
Jack S. Bacheler and Dan W. Mott
Boll Damage by the Stink Bug/Plant Bug Complex in South Carolina
Sam G. Turnipseed, Michael J. Sullivan, Aaron M. Hagerty, and Amy L. Gibson
Contributions of Non-Cotton Hosts to Bollgard® Refuge
Dick Hardee, John Adamczyk, Jeff Gore, Randy Luttrell, Marvin Wall, B. Roger Leonard, Ashley Peters, John Ruberson, J.R. Bradley, Ryan Jackson, John Van Duyn, Graham Head, Sakunta Sivasupramaniam, J. Walt Mullins, and Richard Voth
Quantification of Helicoverpa zea Populations in Eastern North Carolina Crop Environments: Implications for B. t. Resistance Management
R.E. Jackson, J.R. Bradley, Jr., and J.W. Van Duyn
Bollworm Population Production and Associated Damage in Bollgard® and Bollgard II® Cottons under Insecticide-Treated and Non-Treated Conditions
R.E. Jackson, J.R. Bradley, Jr., and J.W. Van Duyn
Bollgard II: Improvements in Efficacy and Spectrum Against Lepidopteran Pests of Cotton
S. Sivasupramaniam, L.G. Ruschke, J.A. Osborn, M.E. Oppenhuizen, J.W. Mullins, K.G. Watson, and G. Mueller
Bollgard II® Efficacy on Fall Armyworm in a Screened Enclosure Bioassay
Brian Coots and Dan Pitts
2002 Bollgard II® Performance in the Mid-South
A.L. Catchot and Walt Mullins
2002 Bollgard II® Performance in the Southeast
Stew Sherrick, Dan Pitts, Rich Voth, and Walt Mullins
Adapting Refuge Strategies for Bt Cotton to the Needs of Different Countries
Graham Head, K.S. Mohan, K.C. Ravi, and Wally Green
Eight Years of Economic Comparisons of Bollgard® Cotton
Jim Hudson, Walt Mullins, and Jane M. Mills
Performance of Early-Season Insecticides under Adverse Conditions in West Tennessee
Gary L. Lentz, Nancy Van Tol, and Dana Pekarchick
Thrips Control on BollGard and Non-BT Cotton Varieties
James R. Weeks and William Birdsong
Rate of Consumption of Cotton Aphids by Convergent Lady Beetles in the Laboratory
M.N. Parajulee and R.B. Shrestha
Ten Years of the Cotton Aphid Fungus Sampling Service
Don Steinkraus, Gabriele Boys, Patricia O'Leary, Ralph Bagwell, Barry Freeman, Blake Layton, Gus Lorenz, Philip Roberts, and Tommy Walker
Status of the Pink Bollworm Suppression/Eradication Program in Texas
C.T. Allen, S.E. Herrera, L.E. Smith, L.W. Patton, and O. El-Lissy
Pink Bollworm Eradication in the U.S. and Mexico, 2002
Osama El-Lissy, R.T. Staten, and Bill Grefenstette
Age Structure and Sex Ratio of Lygus hesperus Populations in California Cotton
Andrew G. Zink and Jay A. Rosenheim
Management of Late-Season Insect Pests for Protection of Cotton Quality in the San Joaquin Valley
L.D. Godfrey, K.E. Keillor, P.B. Goodell, M.R. McGuire, J. Bancroft, and R.B. Hutmacher
Silverleaf Whitefly and Okra-Leaf Cotton — The Leaf Area Factor
C.C. Chu, T.Y. Chen, T.J. Henneberry, and E.T. Natwick
Leaf Shape Relationship to Whitefly Colonization in Cotton
E.T. Natwick, C.C. Chu, and M. Lopez
Pesticide Update in Arizona Cotton for 2002
Elizabeth H. Shanley and Paul B. Baker
EPA IRM Requirements for Bollgard® II Cotton
S.R. Matten and A.H. Reynolds
In-Season Monitoring of Resistance and Species Composition to Aid in Management of Heliothines in Virginia Cotton
D. Ames Herbert, Jr. and Sean Malone
Effect of Planting Date on the Economics of Early Season Square Protection as Monitored by COTMAN
Tommy Doederlein, Brant Baugh, James F. Leser, and Randy Boman
Plant Response to Different Levels of Pre-Bloom Square Removal and its Relevance to Plant Bug Management
Brant Baugh, James F. Leser, Randy Boman, and Tommy Doederlein
Monitoring Insect Resistance in Arkansas to Chemical Insecticides and Bt-Endotoxins
M.I. Ali, R.G. Luttrell, S.Y. Young, III, K.C. Allen, and L.T. Luttrell
Use of Atmospheric Plasma for Insect Control
R. Michael Roe, Shengyou Long, Mohamed A. Bourham, Brian L. Bures, and Travis K. Gray
Profiling Seasonal Expression of Cry2Ab in Bolls of Dual-Toxin Bt Cotton
D.S. Akin, M.B. Layton, S.D. Stewart, and John J. Adamczyk, Jr.
BollgardII®: Influence on Predaceous Arthropods and Activity Against Pests under Different Management Scenarios
Aaron M. Hagerty, Sam G. Turnipseed, Michael J. Sullivan, and Amy L. Gibson
Population Dynamics of Heliothis virescens in a Multiple Crop System
Mark R. Abney, Clyde E. Sorenson, and J.R. Bradley, Jr.
B.t. Resistance Evolution in the H. zea Population in Eastern North Carolina
R.E. Jackson, J.R. Bradley, Jr., F. Gould, J.W. Van Duyn, and A.D. Burd
Cotton Aphid (Homoptera:Aphididae) Treatment Threshold Incorporating Natural Enemies in Arkansas Cotton
Hugh E. Conway, Donald C. Steinkraus, and Timothy J. Kring
Utilizing End of the Season Box Mapping to Assess Within the Season Insect Problems
K.C. Allen, R.G. Luttrell, and C.D. Parker, Jr.
When Does Brown Stink Bug, Euschistus servus (Say), Begin to Injure Cotton?
M.M. Willrich, D.R. Cook, J.H. Temple, B.R. Leonard, and J. Gore
Relative Effects of the Insecticide Thiamethoxam (Actara®) on the Predator Podisus nigrispinus and the Tobacco Whitefly in Nectaried and Nectariless Cotton
Jorge B. Torres, Christian S.A. Silva-Torres, and John R. Ruberson
Cotton Insect Losses — 2002
Michael R. Williams
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates — 2002
Michael R. Williams
Efficacy of Mustang Max (F0570) for Insect Pest Control in Cotton
W. Davis Martin, H. Gary Hancock, Tom I. Crumby, and Joe Reed
DOUBLETHREAT®: A New Insecticide Pre-Mix for Broadspectrum Cotton Insect Pest Control
J.P. Reed and H.R. Mitchell
Adjuvant and Nozzle Effects on Insecticide Efficacy in Cotton
Patrick M. McMullan and James M. Thomas, III
Insecticide Susceptibility of Louisiana Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Populations
D.R. Cook, J. Temple, R.H. Gable, S. Micinski, W.F. Waltman, A.M. Stewart, B.R. Leonard, and R.D. Bagwell
COTONSIMBAD System: Modeling Feeding Behavior of Cotton Bollworms for Evaluation of Crop Pest Interactions
S. Nibouche, P. Martin, M. Cretenet, E. Jallas, and S. Turner
Field Efficacy of Dow Agrosciences MXB-13 Transgenic Cotton for Control of Cotton Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm
Randy M. Huckaba, Ralph B. Lassiter, Xinpei Huang, Carlos A. Blanco, Vernon B. Langston, L.B. Braxton, Fikru J. Haile, Jesse M. Richardson, and John Pellow
Field Efficacy of Dow Agrosciences MXB-13 Trangsgenic Cotton for Control of Foliar Feeding Lepidopterous Insects
Vernon B. Langston, Xinpei Huang, Carlos A. Blanco, Ralph B. Lassiter, Randy M. Huckaba, L.B. Braxton, Fikru Haile, Jesse M. Richardson, and John Pellow
Field Studies to Support Insect Resistance Management (IRM) Plan for the Dow Agrosciences' B. t. Cotton
Carlos A. Blanco, Eric Flora, Vernon Langston, Ralph Lassiter, Joel Mahill, Jesse Richardson, Nicholas Storer, Terry Wright, and Roger Leonard
Acute Toxicity of Novel Insecticides to Orius insidiosus and Cotesia marginiventris
John R. Ruberson and Michael W. Fairbanks
Field Performance of Vip Cotton Against Various Lepidopteran Cotton Pests in the U. S.
Victor J. Mascarenhas, Frank Shotkoski, and Roy Boykin
Postharvest Mortality of Boll Weevils Relative to Tillage in Fallen Cotton Squares and Bolls
S.M. Greenberg, A.T. Showler, T.W. Sappington, J.M. Bradford, S. Carroll, M. Arnold, M. Parajulee, A. Brashears, and A. Knutson
Modules, Gins, and the Threat of Boll Weevil Introductions: What We Know So Far
Thomas W. Sappington, Alan D. Brashears, Megha N. Parajulee, Stanley C. Carroll, Mark D. Arnold, John W. Norman, Jr., Allen E. Knutson, and Roy V. Baker
Status of Boll Weevil Eradication in Texas
C.T. Allen, L.E. Smith, L.W. Patton, and R.O. Newman
Boll Weevil Eradication Update — Arkansas, 2002
Danny Kiser, Michael Catanach, and Douglas Ladner
Boll Weevil Eradication in the U.S., 2002
Osama El-Lissy and Bill Grefenstette
Influence of Cotton Cultivar and Planting Date on Fleahopper and Lygus Populations in the Texas High Plains
Andy M. Cranmer, Megha N. Parajulee, James F. Leser, Padma L. Bommireddy, Ram B. Shrestha, Stanley C. Carroll, and Mark D. Arnold
Effect of Irrigation Regimes on Insect Populations in Texas High Plains Cotton
P. Latha Bommireddy, Megha N. Parajulee, Dana O. Porter, Ram B. Shrestha, Andy M. Cranmer, Mark D. Arnold, and Stanley C. Carroll
Seasonal Abundance Patterns of Thrips and Fleahoppers in Texas High Plains Cotton
Ram B. Shrestha, Megha N. Parajulee, Andy M. Cranmer, Padma L. Bommireddy, Stanley C. Carroll, and Mark D. Arnold
Activity of Neonicotinoids Against Pests and Predaceous Arthropods in Cotton in South Carolina
Amy L. Gibson, Sam G. Turnipseed, Michael J. Sullivan, and Aaron M. Hagerty
Comparative Ovicidal Activity of Various Neonicotinoids Against Current Standards in Cotton
Margery L. Ambrose, J.R. Bradley, Jr., and John W. Van Duyn
Examination of Production and COTMAN Records on a Large Arkansas Farm: A Foundation for Area-Wide Insect Management
Mandy McFall, R.G. Luttrell, Tina Gray Teague, William Baker, Diana Danforth, David Wildy, Dale Wells, and Patricia O'Leary
Response to Mechanical and Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) Injury of Seedling Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
S. Coy, T.G. Teague, N.P. Tugwell, E.J. Villavaso, and L. Hilburn
Evaluating Cotton Race Stocks for Resistance to Whiteflies
Brandon Ripple, M. Harris, and C.W. Smith
Aphids as Beneficial Insects? Effects of a Cotton Aphid-Fire Ant Mutualism on Biological Control
Ian Kaplan and Micky D. Eubanks
Plant Growth and Yield Response to Trimax Insecticide in Georgia
H.S. Young and J. Holder
Plant Growth and Yield Response to TRIMAX® Insecticide in the East Mississippi Delta
Keith Vodrazka, Ben Meriweather, and Brian Sweeden
Plant Growth and Yield Response to TRIMAX® (Imidacloprid) Insecticide in the West Mississippi Delta
Alan Hopkins, Ross Bell, and Roger Bowman
Plant Growth and Yield Response to Trimax Insecticide in Texas and Oklahoma
Drew Palrang and John Cagle
Bioactivity of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus polymyxa on the American Bollworm Heliothis armigera
Abdelrahman M. Younis and Omar A.O. Saad
Factors Stimulating the Outbreaks of the Cotton Leafworm in Assuit Governorate
Ahmed Amin and Idris Salam
Compatible IPM Program of "Agreen" and "Trichoderma" in Cotton
Malak F. Gergis, Magda K. Megali, and Mortada A. Ali
Studies on the Effect of Some Safe Materials in the Changes of the Population Density of Sap Sacking Pests and Beneficial Insects
Marguerite A. Rizk
Distribution of Lygus spp. in the Northern Texas Rolling Plains
J.E. Slosser, E.P. Boring, III, and M.N. Parajulee
Evaluation of Sticky Traps for Monitoring Cotton Fleahopper Movement into Cotton
Charles P.-C. Suh, Dale W. Spurgeon, and Allen E. Knutson
Evaluation of New Insecticides for Control of Cotton Aphid in the Coastal Bend and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Roy D. Parker and John W. Norman
Impact of the Red Imported Fire Ant on Predators, Aphids and Eggs of Bollworm and Beet Armyworm in Cotton in Texas
Rodrigo Diaz, Allen Knutson, and Julio Bernal
Grain Sorghum as a Trap Crop for Southern Green Stink Bug in Cotton
Glynn Tillman and Ben Mullinix
Thips Injury and Early-Season Cotton Growth: Potential Interaction of Pendimethalin Injury and Systemic Insecticides
G. David Buntin, Timothy L. Grey, Phillip M. Roberts, and David C. Bridges
Effect of a New Neonicotinoid Insecticide on the Population of Beneficial Arthropods in Cotton in Brazil
Geraldo Papa, Fernando Juari Celoto, Maurício Rotundo, and Germison Vital Tomquelsk
Influence of Temik Rates on Thrips Control in UNR Cotton
R.R. Dobbs, N.W. Buehring, M.P. Harrison, J.T. Reed, and M.H. Willcutt
Management Considerations for Stink Bugs
Jeremy K. Greene and Chuck D. Capps
Heliothine Boll Damage Survey in Arkansas, 2002
Gus Lorenz, Don Johnson, Randall Luttrell, Glenn Studebaker, and Jeremy Greene
Control Options for Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris
Jeremy K. Greene and Chuck Capps
Evaluation of New and Existing Heliothine Insecticides in Southeast Arkansas
Jeremy K. Greene, Chuck Capps, and Gus M. Lorenz
Bollgard II Evaluations in Arkansas
Donald R. Johnson, Gus Lorenz, Doug Walsh, Jeremy Greene, and Chuck Capps
Control Options for Thrips in Southeast Arkansas
Jeremy K. Greene, Chuck Capps, and Jack Reed
Thrips Management in Arkansas Cotton
Donald R. Johnson, Gus Lorenz, Glenn Studebaker, and Doug Walsh
Management of Plant Bugs in Arkansas
Doug Walsh, Gus Lorenz, Donald R. Johnson, Randy Luttrell, and Glenn Studebaker
Effect of Aerial Application Parameters Simulated on a Spray Table on Insecticidal Mortality of Cotton Aphids and Stink Bugs
Juan D. López, Jr., M.A. Latheef, W.C. Hoffmann, and I.W. Kirk
Toxicity of Selected Insecticides to Southern Green Stink Bugs Determined by Adult Vial Test: A Preliminary Report
Juan D. López, Jr. and M.A. Latheef
Survey of Worm Damaged Cotton Bolls in Northeast Louisiana
T.B. McKnight, R.D. Bagwell, and S.T. Kelly
Influence of Management on Crop Microclimate and Control of Cotton Bollworm and Boll Weevil
J.P. Breen Pierce and P.E. Yates
Temporal Occurrence of Bollworm Adults in Pheromone Baited Traps Across Louisiana
E.A. Peters, D.R. Cook, B.R. Leonard, and J.H. Temple
Diet-Mediated Termination of Boll Weevil Dormancy
Dale W. Spurgeon and Charles P.-C. Suh
The "Halo" Effect Associated with Bollgard® Cotton Refuges
R.H. Gable, B.R. Leonard, D.R. Cook, M.M. Willrich, and J. Gore
Effects of Drought Stressed Cotton on Beet Armyworm Oviposition Preference and Larval Growth
A.T. Showler
Performance of Bt Cotton in Mississippi: A 7-Year Summary
M.B. Layton, M.R. Williams, and J.L. Long
Survival of Boll Weevils Trapped under Cotton Module Tarps
M.D. Arnold, M.N. Parajulee, S.C. Carroll, T.A. Sappington, and A.D. Brashears
Beet Armyworm Population Abundance in Cotton as Affected by Pigweed
Stanley C. Carroll, Megha N. Parajulee, Ram B. Shrestha, and Mark D. Arnold
Termination of Cotton Stalks with Herbicides in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas — 2002
John W. Norman, Jr., Sasha Greenberg, Alton N. Sparks, Jr., and Charles Stichler
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Capabilities in Weed Detection and Mapping in Cotton
Dorgelis Villarroel, Javed Iqbal, Alex Thomasson, and Scott D. Stewart
Control of Cotton Aphids in Mississippi Cotton
J.L. Long, M.B. Layton, L.M. Green, and S.G. Flint
Boll Weevil Eradication in the Northern Rolling Plains and Southwestern Oklahoma
Emory Boring, Jeffrey Slosser, Miles Karner, and Jerry Goodson
Control of Bollworm/Tobacco Budworm Complex in Arkansas Cotton in 2002
Glenn E. Studebaker, Donald R. Johnson, and Doug Walsh
Relative Status of Boll-Damaging Insects in Bollgard vs. Conventional Cotton in North Carolina, 1996 to 2002
Jack S. Bacheler and Daniel W. Mott
Evaluation of Dow Agrosciences' Cry1Ac/Cry1F Trait for Improved Lepidopteran Control
John J. Adamczyk, Jr., Jeff Gore, and John Pellow
Sampling Efficiency of the Keep-it-Simple-Sampler for Adult Boll Weevils
J.F. Esquivel, D.W. Spurgeon, and C. Suh
DNA Fingerprinting Boll Weevil Populations from Non-Eradicated States and Northeast Mexico
Kyung Seok Kim and Thomas W. Sappington
Evaluation of Cotton Regrowth Control Using Remote Sensing
C. Yang, S.M. Greenberg, J.H. Everitt, M.R. Davis, and J.W. Norman, Jr.
Status of the "Attract and Control" Technology in Boll Weevil Prevention, Suppression and Eradication Programs in Latin America During Crop Cycles 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
T.A. Plato, J.E. Gonzalez, A. Ingolotti, O.G. Manessi, M. Margulis, S.E. Plato, and R. Sanz
Evaluation of Several Early Season Thrips Management Approaches for Texas High Plains Cotton
James F. Leser and Monti R. Vandiver
Development of Antibodies for Detection of the Cotton Aphid Fungus, Neozygites fresenii
Walter Bliss, Barbara Schoedel, Murali Bandla, Willye Bryan, and Don Steinkraus
Stink Bug Management
Jeremy K. Greene
A Review of the Inheritance of Insecticide Resistance by the Tobacco Budworm (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
Dan A. Wolfenbarger and A.C. Bartlett
Efficacy of an Insect Growth Regulator and an Insecticide Against the Silverleaf Whitefly on Cotton
Dan A. Wolfenbarger
Factors Affecting Economic Benefit Derived from Using Insecticides to Control Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)/Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), in Oklahoma 1976-1990
Miles A. Karner, Richard Price, and D.A. Wolfenbarger
Response to Insecticides by Four Crosses of Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Strains from North America
D.A. Wolfenbarger and D.J. Wolfenbarger
Cross and Multiple Resistance and Selection for Response to Insecticides by Beet Armyworm Strains from Mexico and Guatemala
D.A. Wolfenbarger and D.J. Wolfenbarger
Genomics of Digestion of the Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni
Deborah M. Thompson, Joanna R. Carlson, Sayed M. Khalil, Matthew B. Vanderherchen, Douglas D. Anspaugh, and R. Michael Roe
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