ABSTRACT

Five experiments were conducted in 2002 at the West Tennessee Experiment Station in Jackson, TN to evaluate the efficacy of early-season thrips control options on seedling cotton and their impact on yield. Seed treatments of imidacloprid (Gaucho) and thiamethoxam (Cruiser) were compared to selected rates of in-furrow applications of aldicarb (Temik) for residual efficacy and effect on yield. The two seed treatments often provided superior control of thrips and plots treated with them sometimes produced higher yields compared to the Temik treatment under the adverse conditions of this growing season.