Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 4-7, 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference
Boll Weevil Eradication Update — Arkansas, 2004
Danny Kiser, Michael Catanach
Gossypium Thurberi as a Pink Bollworm (PBW), Pectinophora Gossypiella (Saunders), Reproductive Host
Thomas J. Henneberry, L. Forlow Jech
Effect of Bt (Cry1Ab) Corn on Bollworm Biology: Emphasizing Progeny Responses to Bt (Cry1Ac) Cotton
John J. Adamczyk Jr, Jeff Gore, Carlos Blanco, Craig Abel
Effects of Different Herbicides, Their Rates, and Timings to Terminate Cotton Stalks
Shoil M. Greenberg, John W. Norman, Alton N. Sparks, Joe M. Bradford, C. Yang, Charles Stichler, Randy J. Coleman, Allan T. Showler
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates - 2004
Michael R. Williams
The Performance of Higher Rates of Imidacloprid as a Seed Treatment on Early Season Insect Pest of Cotton
Charles T. Graham
The Impact of Different Tillage Practices on Arthropods in Cotton in the Southern Rolling Plains of Texas
C.G. Sansone, R.R. Minzenmayer
Attraction of Frankliniella occidentalis to Parti-colored Lamp Array under Darkroom Conditions
Tian-Ye Chen, Chang-chi Chu, Glenn Fitzgerald, Shaun Tuck, Patrick Alexander, Thomas Henneberry
Variation in CC Trap Catches of Thrips Associated with Different Colors With and Without Dichlorvos Cubes
Chang-chi Chu, Matthew A. Ciomperlik, Tian-Ye Chen, Shaun Tuck, Patrick Alexander, Thomas J. Henneberry
Sorghum: Potential Trap Crop for the Southern Green Stink Bug at Peanut-Cotton Interfaces
Glynn Tillman
Cotton Aphids Benefit Yield by Increasing Fire Ant Predation of Caterpillar Pests
John D. Styrsky, Micky D. Eubanks
Remote Sensing for Detection of Spider Mite and Cotton Aphid in San Joaquin Valley Cotton
Dominic D. Reisig, Larry D. Godfrey, Kevin E. Keillor
Trapping Comparisons of Standard Grandlure with the Super Formulation for Boll Weevils in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
J. Scott Armstrong, Dale W. Spurgeon, Charles Suh
Heliothine Control with WideStrike Cotton in Arkansas, 2004
G. M. Lorenz, J. Hardke, J. K. Greene, C. Capps, K. Colwell, G. Studebaker
Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Report
Charles T. Allen, Lindy W. Patton, Larry E. Smith, Richard O. Newman
Cotton Fruit Size or Age on Boll Weevil Fecundity and Oviposition
Allan T. Showler
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Resistance Monitoring Program for Tobacco Budworm and Bollworm in 2004
Carlos A. Blanco, Michelle Mullen, Craig Abel, Julius R. Bradley, Peter Ellsworth, Jeremy K. Greene, Ames Herbert, Roger Leonard, Juan D. Lopez, Robert Meagher, William Moar, Megha Parajulee, Roy D. Parker, Phillip Roberts, John Ruberson, Richard Sprenkel, Glenn Studebaker, Antonio P. Teran, Michael Williams, John Van Duyn
Pink Bollworm Eradication in Texas - A Progress Report
Charles T. Allen, Larry E. Smith, S. E. Herrera, Lindy W. Patton
Survey and On-Farm Trials to Evaluate Thresholds and Impact of Hemipteran Species in Virginia Cotton
D. Ames Herbert, Sean Malone
Susceptibility of Four Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea Reference Colonies to a Homogeneous Cry1Ac-Incorporated Insect Diet: Implications for an Area-Wide Monitoring Program
Carlos A. Blanco, Ibrahim Ali, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam, Randall Luttrell, Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo
Tarnished Plant Bug Sampling and Management in the Mississippi Delta
Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot
Efficacy of VipCot for Control of the Bollworm/Tobacco Budworm Complex in Northwest Louisiana
Stephen Micinski, Bill Waltman, Colleen Cookson
Bandedwinged Whiteflies in the Texas Rolling Plains
J. E. Slosser, M. N. Parajulee, D. L. Hendrix
Area-Wide Management of Helicoverpa spp. in an Australian Mixed Cropping Agroecosystem
David A H Murray, Melina M Miles, Austin J McLennan, Richard J Lloyd, Jamie E Hopkinson
WideStikeTM Insect Protection Against Heliothine Insects
R.M. Huckaba, L.B. Braxton, M.M Willrich, J.S. Richburg, R.B. Lassiter, V.B. Langston, R.A. Haygood, J.M. Richardson, F.J. Haile, J.W. Pellow, G.D. Thompson, J.P. Mueller
Times Between Boll Weevil Oviposition, Square Abscission, and Development to Adulthood Under Field Conditions
Allan T. Showler, Raul V. Cantu
Field and Laboratory Performance of WideStrikeTM Insect Protection Against Secondary Lepidopteran Pests
M.M. Willrich, L.B. Braxton, J.S. Richburg, R.B Lassiter, V.B. Langston, R.A Haygood, J.M. Richardson, F.J. Haile, R.M. Huckaba, J.W. Pellow, G.D. Thompson, J.P. Mueller
Resistance Management Rationale and Strategy for WideStrikeTM Insect Protection (Cry1F/Cry1Ac) in Cotton
N.P. Storer
Interactions of Water Deficit Stress and Tarnished Plant Bug Induced Injury in Midsouth Cotton
Tina Gray Teague, Steven Coy, Diana M. Danforth
New Isolates of the Entomopathogenic Fungus, Beauveria bassiana, for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris in Wild Host Plants and Cotton
Jarrod E. Leland, Michael R. McGuire, Jeff Gore, Stefan T. Jaronski
Bollgard®II: Improvements in Efficacy and Spectrum Against Lepidopteran Pests of Cotton
Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam, Lisa G. Ruschke, Jason A. Osborn, Mark E. Oppenhuizen, John T. Greenplate, Walt J. Mullins
Efficacy of Diamond for Tarnished Plant Bug Control in Northeast Arkansas
Don P. Harlan, Robert D. Hinkle
Lepidopterous Larval Mortalities and Cry1Ac Toxic Protein in Bollgard®, Non-Bollgard® and Roundup Ready® Cottons
Lynn Forlow Jech, Thomas Henneberry
Screening of Four Lignin Additives as Uv Protectants to Baculovirus
Ahmed Abdu Hamed Amin, Magda Mohamed Khattab, Salah Elnagar, Mohamed Abd Elkhader El-Sshik, Said El-Salamony
Effect of Avidin on the Growth and Mortality of Five Lepidopteran Insects
Yu Cheng Zhu, John Adamczyk, Sandy West
Interaction of Bt and Proteinase Inhibitors on the Growth and Development of the Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea
Yu Cheng Zhu, Sandy West
Plant Bugs and Their Management in Tennessee
S. D. Stewart, Craig Massey, Chism Craig, Kevin Willis
Bidrin® Reregistration Update and Labeling for the 2005 Use Season
Paul D. Vaculin
Field Evaluations of VIP 3A Protected Cotton Cultivars: Seed Producer Priorities
Jay S. Mahaffey, Tom Kerby, Kevin Howard, William Smith, Alan Coskrey, Jeff Miller
Performance of WideStrike™ Insect Protection for Control of Lepidopteran Pests in Alabama from 2001 through 2004
R.H. Smith, R.A. Haygood, L.B. Braxton, D.P. Moore, A.R. Parker
Bollworm/Budworm Management in Virginia: Species Ratios, Pyrethroid Resistance Levels, and Efficacy of Foliar and Plant-Delivered Insecticides
Sean Malone, D. Ames Herbert, Greg Payne
Survey and Seasonal Evaluation of the Spiders of Cotton in New Mexico
C. Scott Bundy, Paul Smith, David Richman
Diamond: Efficacy Overview on Tarnished Plant Bugs and Other Cotton Pests during 2004
R. Tim Weiland
Generating Aerial Insecticide Prescriptions Using Cotton Yield and Crop Profit Maps
Joshua H. Temple, B. R. Leonard, R. D. Bagwell, D. Magoun, K. Paxton, J. Niu, E. Barham
Aerial Application of Acephate Against Tarnished Plant Bugs
J. P. Lee, J. H. Temple, T. Price, B. R. Leonard, R. D. Bagwell
Cotton Boll Susceptibility to Male, Female and Late Instars of Southern Green Stink Bugs
P. L. Bommireddy, B.R. Leonard, J. Temple, R. Gable
Evaluation of Selected Insecticides against Tarnished Plant Bug in Louisiana Cotton
D. R. Cook, E. Burris, D. R. Burns, B. R. Leonard
Nine Years of Transgenic Cotton in México, Adoption and Resistance Management Results
Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo, Nicolas Diaz-Lopez
Comparative Efficacy of Bt Technologies Against Bollworm in North Carolina
Ryan E. Jackson, J. R. Bradley, J. W. Van Duyn
Update on the 'Attract & Control' Technology in Boll Weevil Prevention, Suppression & Eradication Programs in Latin America during Crop Cycles 2003/2004 & 2004/2005
T. A. Plato, J. E. Gonzalez, A. Ingolotti, O. G. Manessi, M. Margulis, S. E. Plato, R. Sanz S.
Technology on the Turn-row
John R. Bassie
Tarnished Plant Bug Response to Crop Vigor and Detection of Vigor Differences Via Remote Sensing
F. A. Harris, P. J. English, D. L. Sudbrink, Jr., G. D. Wills, J. E. Hanks
Impacts of a Plant-feeding Bug Complex on Cotton Cultured Under Protected and Unprotected Environments in North Carolina
John W. Van Duyn, Eric L. Blinka, J. R. Bradley
Comparison of Simulated Insect Defoliation to Premature Harvest-Aid Application on Cotton Yield Components
Jonathan D. Siebert, Alexander M. Stewart, B. Rogers Leonard
Field Evaluation of VipCotTM against Heliothines Under Natural and Artificial Infestations
Tony Burd, Brad Minton, Scott Martin, Gary Cloud, Charlie Grymes, Dave Dickerson
Laboratory Studies of VipCotTM Support High Dose
David O'Reilly, Natalie Dupen, Janet Cairns, Kirsty Windle, Rhiannon Hughes, Mark Gill, Andy Blake, Jacqui Sheridan
Late Season Tarnished Plant Bug Control with Diamond (novaluron)
Charles Guy, Alan Dalrymple
Field Studies of VipCotTM Support High Dose Efficacy Towards TBW, Heliothis virescens
Victor Mascarenhas, Tony Burd, Mike Green, Scott Martin, Brad Minton
Insect Resistance Management for VipCotTM
Alan McCaffery, Lori Artim, David Negrotto, David O'Reilly, Tony Burd, Victor Mascarenhas, David Dickerson, Janet Reed
Louisiana Research Efforts with WideStrike and VipCot Pest Management Technologies
Roger Leonard, Don Cook, Rhett Gable, Karla Emfinger, Josh Temple, Kelly Tindall, Latha Bommireddy
Spatial and Temporal Occurrence of Brown Stinkbug (Euschistus servus, Say) in Eastern North Carolina Agroecosystems
Eric L Blinka, J.R. Bradley, John Van Duyn
Building a Philosophy and Analytical Framework for Site-specific Experiments in Commercial Cotton Fields
Jeffrey L. Willers
A Two Year Study of Bollgard II in TN
Chad E Tritt
Field Efficacy of WideStrikeTM Insect Protection Against Pink Bollworm
J.M. Richardson, P.C. Ellsworth, C.S. Bundy, L.B. Braxton, J.W. Pellow
Response of Bollworm Offered Selected Plant Structures from Widestrike Cotton
Kelly Tindall, Don Cook, Roger Leonard, Rhett Gable, Karla Emfinger
Investigation of the Mode of Action of a Non-Equilibrium Discharge on Arthropod Pests
Kevin V. Donohue, Brian L. Bures, Mohamed A. Bourham, R. Michael Roe
Molecular Characterization of Epoxide Hydrolase cDNAs From the Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni
Douglas D. Anspaugh, Sayed M. Khalil, Michael D. Tomalski, Deborah M. Thompson, R. Michael Roe
ComboluresTM - Improved Pheromone and Insecticide Delivery Systems for Use in Active and Post Eradication Programs
Timothy Johnson, Ralph Bagwell, Ken Pierce, Mark Muegge, Scott Plato, Tom Plato
Euschistus quadrator (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): A New Pest in Lower Texas Gulf Coast Cotton
Bradley W. Hopkins, Allen E. Knutson, Julio S. Bernal
Laboratory Evaluation of Selected Insecticides on Field-Collected Populations of Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Larvae-2004
Samuel Polizzi, Gregory Payne
In vitro Cross Resistance Studies with the Vegetative Insecticidal Protein Vip3a Support the Insect Resistance Management Strategy for VipCotTM
Eric Chen, Mi Lee
VipCotTM Progress Update
David Negrotto, Todd Martin
Susceptibility of Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) Adults From Across the Mid-Atlantic States to Pyrethroid Insecticides-2004
Greg Payne, Galen Dively, Shelby Fleischer, Ames Herbert, Joseph Ingerson-Mahar, Thomas Kuhar, Joanne Whalen
Survey of Acetylcholinesterase Activities in Field-Collected Tobacco budworm and Bollworm Populations from Georgia-2004
Samuel Polizzi, Gregory Payne
Management of Tarnished Plant Bug With Insecitides in Northeast Arkansas
Glenn E. Studebaker, G. Lorenz, J. Greene
Assessing the Utility of Stable Carbon Isotopes for Determining Natal Host Origins of Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens, in a Host Species Rich Agro-ecosystem
Mark R. Abney, Clyde E. Sorenson, Fred Gould, Julius R. Bradley Jr.
TRIMAXTM: Assisting Cotton Growers in Yield Maximization
J. Alan Hopkins, Keith Vodrazka, Richard Rudolph, John Bell
Bt Resistance Management for an Eastern North Carolina Helicoverpa zea Population: Potential Role of Soybeans, Mandated Refuges and Pyramided Bt Plants
Ryan W. Kurtz, J. R. Bradley, Fred Gould, John Van Duyn
Management Considerations for Stink Bugs - 2004
Jeremy Greene, Chuck Capps, Gus Lorenz, Glenn Studebaker, John Smith, Randy Luttrell, Steve Kelley, Wes Kirkpatrick
Parasitism of Soybean Loopers, Pseudoplusia includens, in Bollgard and non-Bt Cotton
John R. Ruberson
Rainfastness and Residual Activity of Flonicamid on Cotton
Dennis W. Long, J.T. Bahr, P.E. Rensner, C.A. Staetz, K. Treacy
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris, in Southeast Arkansas - 2004
Jeremy Greene, Chuck Capps, Glenn Studebaker, Gus Lorenz, Kyle Colwell
Control Options for Thrips in Southeast Arkansas - 2004
Chuck Capps, Jeremy Greene, Glenn Studebaker, Gus Lorenz
Field Evaluation of Different Boll Weevil Trap Models for Use in Active and Post Eradication Programs
Timothy Johnson, Ralph Bagwell, Ken Pierce, Scott Plato, Tom Plato
Cross Resistance Evaluations of Cry1Ac Tolerant Strains of Tobacco Budworm Heliothis virescens to the Novel Insecticidal Protein Vip3A
M. A. Marcus, J. R. Bradley Jr., F. L. Gould, J. W. Van Duyn
Landscape Monitoring of Bollworm and Tobacco Budworm Adults in a Bollgard and Refuge Cotton System
Rhett H. Gable, J. H. Temple, D. R. Cook, B. R. Leonard
Field and Laboratory Tests of Diamond 0.83 EC, a new IGR, and Other Insecticides and Varietal Response to Insects In the Mississippi Delta
James Robbins, Robert Hinkle
Control of Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) and Earias insulana (Boisd.) in Cotton Fields by Releasing Trichogramma evanescens Westwood
Alia Abd El-Hafez, Watson M. Watson, Mortada Ahmed Essa, Khalil GH. El-Malki
Stink Bug Population Dynamics in South Georgia Crop Systems
Russell J. Ottens, John R. Ruberson, J. David Griffin
Influences of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide on Cantaloupe Plants (Cucumis melo L.) and Bemisia tabaci
Samielle K. Marklund, Teresa A. Hauser, Steven A. Kolmes, David B. Alexander, Raymond R. Bard, Ben DeGain, Virginia S. Harpold, Robert L. Nichols, Timothy J. Dennehy
Occurrence of Tarnished Plant Bug Populations with Two Intensities of Diapause in the Mississippi River Delta
Gordon Snodgrass
Reliance on Predators in Making Cotton Aphid Treatment Decisions
Adam Siitonen Chappell, T.J. Kring, G.M. Lorenz, J.K. Greene, G.E. Studebaker
Interactive Effects of Field Variability, Crop Response, and Equipment Resolution on Errors in Site-Specific Insecticide Applications
Patrick J. English, Sherri L. DeFauw, F. Aubrey Harris, Boise D. Stokes
Monitoring for Pyrethroid Resistance in Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) in Texas - 2004
Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Terry Junek, Roy Parker, C. G. Sansone, Andy Cranmer, Greg Cronholm, Glen Moore, Dale Mott, Emilio Nino, Pat Porter, Kerry Siders, Noel Troxclair, R.R. Minzenmayer
Lady Beetle Species Shift in Bt and non-Bt Cotton Fields
Jorge B. Torres, John R. Ruberson
Activity of VipCot Against Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens in Arkansas
R. G. Luttrell, M. I. Ali, J. F. Smith, K. C. Allen
Larval Feeding Disruption Tests (FDT) for Monitoring Insect Resistance to Cry1Ac, Cry1F and Cry1Ab
R. M. Roe, J. Van Kretschmar, D. M. Thompson, K. V. Donohue, C. E. Sorenson, G. D. Thompson, N. P. Storer, C. Blanco, J. D. Lopez Jr., B. R. Leonard, John Van Duyn, A. Kilpatrick, A. Hagerty, Debbie Brickle
Managing Stink Bug Populations in Cotton-Soybean Production Systems in Arkansas
J. F. Smith, J. K. Greene, R. G. Luttrell
A Boll Diameter-based, Dynamic Action Threshold for Managing Stink Bugs
Jack S. Bacheler, Daniel W. Mott
Measuring Bt Susceptibility in Heliothine Populations in Arkansas: Results of Third Year Studies
M. I. Ali, R. G. Luttrell, K. C. Allen
Occurrence of the Cotton Fleahopper in a Previously Unreported Early-season Host in Central Texas
Jesus Esquivel
Results of Field Experiments with Transgenic Cotton Varieties (VIPCOT and Widestrike) in the Texas Coastal Bend
Roy D Parker, Stephen D. Livingston
Managing Lygus hesperus in an Ecological Context in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Peter B. Goodell, Kris Lynn-Patterson
Chaperone Effects on Bollworm Survival and Cry1Ac Levels in Bt Cotton Flowers and Squares
Charles F. Chilcutt
Bollgard vs. Conventional Cotton in North Carolina in 2004: Year of the Stink Bug
Jack S. Bacheler, Dan W. Mott
CarbineTM — A New Insecticide for Foliar Pest Management in Cotton
Kristine M. Treacy, Terry Mize
Comparison of Experimental and Registered Acaricides for Management of Spider Mites in California Cotton
Kevin E. Keillor, Larry D. Godfrey
Impact of Boll Feeding Bugs on Lint Yield and Fiber Quality
Phillip Roberts, Craig Bednarz, Jeremy Greene
Evaluation in the Laboratory of Novaluron to Control Southern Green Stink Bug
Juan D. Lopez, Mohamed A. Latheef
An Expanded Evaluation of Insecticidal Toxicity to Cotton Fleahoppers
Juan. D. Lopez, Mohamed A. Latheef
Variable Rate of Irrigation Water and Nitrogen in Cotton: Potential of Site-Specific Management of Cotton Aphids
Megha N. Parajulee, Ram B. Shrestha, Stanley C. Carroll, Kevin F. Bronson, Padma L. Bommireddy, Andy M. Cranmer
Final Irrigation Timing and Late Season Crop Susceptibility to Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus Lineolaris Palisot De Beauvois) — Using COTMAN to Make Crop Termination Decisions
Tina Gray Teague, Diana M. Danforth
Lygus Survey in the Texas High Plains: Species Composition and Host-Plant Sequencing
Stanley C. Carroll, Megha N. Parajulee, Mark D. Arnold
Using Farm Records to Explore Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Heliothine Distributions on Cotton in Heterogeneous Cropping Environments in Southeast Arkansas
K. C. Allen, R. G. Luttrell, M. J. Cochran
Effect of Tillage System and Planting Date on Seasonal Abundance of Predacious Ground Beetles in Cotton
Ram B. Shrestha, Megha N. Parajulee
The Impact of Okra-leaf Cotton on Beneficial Insect Populations
Tamara Booze, Scott Bundy, Jinfa Zhang
Influence of Planting Date and Cultivar on Lygus and Cotton Fleahopper Activity in Cotton
Apurba K. Barman, Megha N. Parajulee, Ram B. Shrestha
When is a Cotton Boll Safe from Lygus Hesperus Damage?
Andy M. Cranmer, Megha N. Parajulee, James F. Leser, Mark D. Arnold, Stanley C. Carroll
Factors Influencing Honeydew Deposition by Cotton Aphid and Silverleaf Whitefly and Incidence of Sticky Cotton in California Cotton
Larry D. Godfrey, Kevin E. Keillor, Dominic D. Reisig, Richard R. Lewis
Early-Season Dispersal of Cotton Fleahoppers (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus)
John K. Westbrook, Jesus F. Esquivel, Ritchie S. Eyster
Yield Response and Compensation after Bollworm Losses in New Mexico
Jane Breen Pierce, Patricia Yates Monk, Patricia F. O'Leary
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug in Arkansas, 2004
G. M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, Jeremy Greene, Chuck Capps, J. Hardke
Cotton Fleahopper: Screening for Host Plant Resistance in Cotton
Allen Knutson
Impact of Tillage Systems on Thrips Populations
Gary Lentz, Billy A. Hanks
Australian Cotton - IRM and IPM
Jonathan Holloway
Sister-line comparisons of Bollgard II® versus Bollgard® and non-Bt cottons - 2004
Walt Mullins, D. Pitts, Brian Coots
Bt Cotton Adoption and Performance in Missouri
Michael L. Boyd, Bobby J. Phipps
Cotton Insect Losses - 2004
Michael R. Williams
58th Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
John J. Adamczyk, Eugene Burris
Response of Adults of Biotype A Sweet Potato Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera; Aleyrodidae) to Three Classes of Insecticides
Dan A. Wolfenbarger, D. G. Riley
LD50s by Topical Application and Comparative Initial and Residual Toxicity of Pyrethroid, Organochlorine and Organophosphorus Insecticides in Field Tests against the Boll Weevil
Dan A. Wolfenbarger