ABSTRACT

In 2003, VipCot, backcrossed into elite germplasm, was evaluated across the cotton belt to determine its activity against various cotton insect pests. Vip provided efficacious control of the key lepidopteran cotton pests, the tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens Fabricius) and the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea Boddie), resulting in significant yield increases compared to non-VipCot lines.