Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 3-6, 2006
San Antonio, Texas
Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference
Identifying The Predators That Interfere With Boll Weevil Trapping and Evaluating a Lure/Insectcide Combination
J. Scott Armstrong, David B. Richman
Status on the Use of "Attract & Control" Technology in Boll Weevil Control, Prevention, Suppression & Eradication Programs in Latin America during Crop Cycle 2005/2006
THOMAS PLATO, O.G. MANESSI, M. MARGULIS, S.E. PLATO, J.S. PLATO, R. SANZ
Interactions between Trap Placement and Boll Weevil Colonization of Cotton
Dale W. Spurgeon, Manda Cattaneo
Boll Weevil Trap Captures as a Function of Distance from Brush Lines
Dale W. Spurgeon, Roger Anderson
Sterile Insect Release for Pink Bollworm Eradication - The First Two Years
Michelle L. Walters, Robert T. Staten, Charles Allen, Edward Herrera, Joseph Friesen, Leighton Liesner, Fred Stewart, Ernie Miller
Evaluation of Multiple Bug Sampling Techniques for Effectiveness and Efficiancy
Jonathan W. Sharp, Ralph D. Bagwell
Insecticide Efficacy Against Cotton Insect Pests using Air Induction and Hollow Cone Nozzles
B. R. Leonard, Jeff Gore, Josh Temple, Paul P. Price
Evaluation of Insecticides for Whitefly Control In Cotton
E. T. Natwick, M. I. Lopez
Stink Bug Distribution Based on Black Light Trap Captures Across North Carolina in Relation to Surrounding Agricultural Host Plant Ratios
Eric L. Blinka, Jack Bacheler, J. R. Bradley, John W. Van Duyn
Impact of Alternate Host Crops on Bug Densites in Cotton
R. D. Bagwell, J. Sharp
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides For Plant Bug Control in Arkansas, 2005
Kyle Colwell, Gus Lorenz, Jarrod Hardke, Craig Shelton, Jeremy K. Greene, C. Capps, G.E. Studebaker, R. Edmund
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Control of Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii) and Bandedwinged Whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea) in Cotton -- 2005
Jarrod T. Hardke, Gus M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, Craig Shelton, Wes Kirkpatrick
Whitefly resurgence on cotton from the Yaqui Valley Sonora Mexico
Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo
Efficacy of Selected Compounds for Two-spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) Control in Arkansas 2005
Craig Shelton, Gus M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, Jarrod Hardke, Jenny Stacks, Craig Allen
Development of a novel all natural tick and insect repellent, BioUD, as a DEET replacement and for use on cotton fabric
R. Michael Roe, Kevin V. Donohue, Allen Jones, Matthew B. Vanderherchen, Charles S. Apperson, Matthew Isherwood, Russell J. Linderman
Glutathione S-Transferases Are Involved in Malathion Resistance Development in the Tarnished Plant Bug
Yu Cheng Zhu, Gordon Snodgrass, Ming-Shun Chen
Susceptibility of Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) Adults from Across the Mid-Atlantic States to Pyrethroid Insecticides-2003-2005
Greg Payne, Galen Dively, Shelby Fleischer, Ames Herbert, Joseph Ingerson-Mahar, Thomas Kuhar, Joanne Whalen
Thrips Efficacy Trials in South Georgia
J. David Griffin, John R. Ruberson, Russell J. Ottens, Phillip M. Roberts
Control of the Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) in Cotton using the Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassiana and the Insect Growth Regulator Diamond
Jennifer Lund, Donald C. Steinkraus, Tina Gray Teague, Jarrod E. Leland
Visual and Volatile Preferences of the Generalist Herbivore, Lygus hesperus (Heteroptera: Miridae)
Jackie L. Blackmer, John A. Byers, Cesar Ramiro Rodriguez-Saona
Cotton Races in Aphis gossypii Evidenced by Microsatellite Markers and Life History Traits
Thierry Brévault, Jérôme Carletto, Sébastien Picault, Flavie Vanlerberghe-Masutti
Final Irrigation Timing and Late Season Crop Susceptibility to Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus Lineolaris Palisot De Beauvois) 2005 - Using Cotman to Make Crop Termination Decisions
Tina Gray Teague, Jennifer Lund, Diana Danforth
Comparative Efficacy of Bollgard II® and Non-Bt Cotton on the Noctuid Complex in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
S. M. Greenberg, J. S. Armstrong, Tong-Xian Liu, R. J. Coleman, J. J. Adamczyk
Fall Armyworm Survivorship and Damage in Bollgard and Bollgard 2 Cotton
B.R. Leonard, K.V. Tindall, K.D. Emfinger
Yield Compensation From Simulated Bollworm Losses in Acala 1517-99
Jane Breen Pierce, Patricia Yates Monk, Patricia F. O'Leary
Efficacy of WideStrike™ for Control of the Bollworm/Tobacco Budworm Complex in Northwest Louisiana
S. Micinski, W.F. Waltman, H.L. Spaulding
WideStike™ Trait Efficacy Under Variable Infestations of Helicoverpa zea in Greenhouse and Field Tests
J. N. All, L. B. Braxton
Lygus hesperus Feeding Injury to Bt Cotton in New Mexico
Stacey R. Bealmear, C. Scott Bundy
Bollgard Cotton and Pyrethroid Resistance in Tobacco Budworm in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Antonio P. Teran, Carlos A. Blanco, Concepcion Rodriguez, Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo
59th Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
John J. Adamczyk, Gus M. Lorenz
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates - 2005
Michael R. Williams
Cotton Insect Losses - 2005
Michael R. Williams
Alternative Host Plant Use by Tobacco Budworm and Cotton Bollworm, and its Implications for Bollgard II IRM
Graham Head, Walt Mullins, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam
Seasonal Shifts in Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea to Cry1Ac: Evidence of Field Selection?
M. Ibrahim Ali, K. C. Allen, R. G. Luttrell
Cross-Resistance Levels Between the Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Cry1Ac and Vip3A in Heliothis virescens
R. E. Jackson, M. A. Marcus, Fred Gould, J. R. Bradley, John Van Duyn
The Effects on Larval Development and Mortality, Pupation and Tolerance to Toxic Protein in Cotton Bolls, Pollen, and Artificial Diet Bioassays of Pink Bollworm (PBW) Feeding on 'NuCOTN 33B®' Cotton Bolls
Thomas J. Henneberry, Lynn Forlow Jech, Jamie Maurer
Effective IRM with the novel insecticidal protein Vip3A
Alan McCaffery, Mike Caprio, Ryan Jackson, Maria Marcus, Todd Martin, David Dickerson, David Negrotto, David O'Reilly, Eric Chen, Mi Lee
Monitoring Cypermethrin Susceptibility in Louisiana Bollworm During 2004-2005
Joshua H. Temple, D. R. Cook, P. L. Bommireddy, Stephen Micinski, W. Waltman, A. M. Stewart, B. Garber, B. R. Leonard
Monitoring for pyrethroid resistance in bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) in Texas-2005
Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Terry A. Junek, Roy Parker, Ed Byrum, Greg Cronholm, Glen Moore, Dale Mott, Chris G. Sansone, Kerry Siders, Noel Troxclair
Variation in Susceptibility of Arkansas Populations of Helicoverpa zea to Cypermethrin
Kaylee C. Luttrell, R. G. Luttrell, M. I. Ali, K. C. Allen
Progress of Boll Weevil Eradication in the U.S., 2005
Osama A. El-Lissy, William J. Grefenstette
Boll Weevil Eradication Update - Arkansas, 2005
Danny Kiser, Michael Catanach
Update of Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication
Jim Brumley, Farrell J. Boyd, Ron Seward
Boll Weevil Eradication in Texas and Eastern New Mexico: A Status Report
Charles T. Allen, Larry E. Smith, Lindy W. Patton, Richard O. Newman
Texas Pink Bollworm Eradication Progress Report
Edward Herrera, Charles T. Allen, Larry E. Smith, Lindy W. Patton
Progress of Pink Bollworm Eradication in the U.S. and Mexico, 2005
Osama A. El-Lissy, Robert T. Staten, William J. Grefenstette
Fruit Retention and Compensation in Australian Cotton
Dr Julie O'Halloran
Large Farm Management of Cotton Insects Via the Use of Insect Samples and COTMAN Information
R. G. Luttrell, K. C. Allen, Tina Gray Teague, Patricia F. O'Leary
Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, Arthropod Density and Water / Nitrogen Interactions in Acala 1517-99 Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L)
Tracey Carrillo, Jeff Drake, Joe Ellington
Impact of Thermal Cotton Defoliation on Late-Season Insect Populations
C. Scott Bundy, Paul A. Funk, Robert L. Steiner
Association of Bug-induced Boll Damage Symptoms with Hard Lock, Lint Yield and Quality
Carter Goerger, D. Ames Herbert, John Van Duyn, Sean Malone, Carlyle Brewster
Influence of Late-Season Insects on the Development of Sticky Cotton in Pima and Acala Cotton in California
Larry D. Godfrey, Treanna Pierce
Shifting Patterns in Insecticide use in California - 1993 to 2004
P.B. Goodell, G. Montez, Larry Wilhoit
The Piercing/Sucking Bug Complex in SC
Dan Robinson, Mike Sullivan, Sam Turnipseed
Measuring Localized Movement of Lygus hesperus into San Joaquin Valley Cotton fields
P.B. Goodell, B. Ribeiro
Species Composition and Seasonal Abundance of Stink Bugs in Cotton in the Lower Texas Gulf Coast and the Virulence of Euschistus species to Cotton
Bradley W. Hopkins, Allen E. Knutson, Julio S. Bernal
Field trials of Beauveria bassiana against Lygus spp. in California and Mississippi
Michael R. McGuire, Jarrod E. Leland
Relationship between Cotton Phenology and Bug Pressure vs. Yield and Quality in a Progressive Spray Environment
Jack S. Bacheler, Phillip Roberts, Eric L. Blinka, John Ruberson, Dan W. Mott, David E. Morrison, Thomas Pegram, John W. Van Duyn, J.R. Bradley
Variability in the Relationship between Bug Damaged Bolls and Yield
Phillip M. Roberts, Jack S. Bacheler, Eric L. Blinka, John Van Duyn, J.R. Bradley, Dan W. Mott, John Ruberson
Tarnished Plant Bug vs. Clouded Plant Bug
Scott D. Stewart, Gary L. Lentz, Kevin Willis, Billy Hanks, Sandy Steckel
Experiences with Severe Early Seson Spider Mite Populations in Mississippi
Angus Catchot, G. M. Lorenz, John Long
Evaluation of Insecticides for Tarnished Plant Bug Management in Louisiana Cotton
D. R. Cook, E. Burris, D. R. Burns, B. R. Leonard
Investigations into Timing and Frequency of Insecticide Applications for Cotton Fleahopper
C.G. Sansone, R.R. Minzenmayer, Dale Mott, Allen Knutson
Delivering the goods - Extension in the Australian Cotton Industry
Dr Julie O'Halloran
Determination of the high dose status of cotton events expressing Cry1Ab
David R. O'Reilly, Victor Mascarenhas, Mike Green, Avian Townley, Alan Potts, Alan McCaffery
Use of Short-season Cotton Management for Pink Bollworm Control in Transgenic Cotton Systems in the Imperial Valley, California
C.C. Chu, E.T. Natwick, T.J. Henneberry
Evaluation of Host Preference of Lygus hesperus
Apurba K. Barman, M. N. Parajulee, Stanley C. Carroll, Ram B. Shrestha
Dow AgroSciences Solutions for Cotton Bollworms in India
Nandi J. Nagaraj, Gary D. Thompson, Suresh Ramachandran
Defining Resistance of Tobacco Budworm to Pyrethroid Insecticides with Topical Application Bioassay in Texas
Dan A. Wolfenbarger
Defining Resistance to Pyrethroids by Larvae of Tobacco Budworm with Vial Bioassay in Texas
Dan A. Wolfenbarger
Definition of Resistance to Insecticides by Bollworm from Corn, Cotton and Sorghum in Texas
Dan A. Wolfenbarger
Progress in Evaluating Converted Cotton Race Stocks for Resistance to Whiteflies and Aphids
M. M. Toothaker, C. W. Smith, M. K. Harris
Differential rate of Resistance Development to Bt Cry1Ac in Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) when selected using MVP II and Activated Toxin
Konasale J. Anilkumar, William J Moar
Evaluating Bt IRM Requirements in North Carolina Through Computer Modeling
Ryan W. Kurtz, Fred Gould, J.R. Bradley, John Van Duyn, Clyde E. Sorenson
Survivorship of Heliothines on Selected Reproductive Structures of VipCOT Cotton Lines
P. L. Bommireddy, B. R. Leonard, K.V. Tindall
Influence of Irrigation Method and Tillage System on Cotton Fleahopper Activity
Walter A. Albeldano, Jeffrey Slosser, Megha N. Parajulee, David G. Bordovsky, Ram Babu Shrestha, John W. Sij
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Control of Heliothines in Conventional Non-Bt Cotton 2004-2005
Jarrod T. Hardke, Gus M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, Craig Shelton
Herbivore Feeding and Induction of Systemic Resistance in Cotton Plants
Yi Gen Chen, John Ruberson, Joe Lewis, Craig Bednarz
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Pheromone Trap Captures of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens: What does it mean?
K. C. Allen, R. G. Luttrell
Performance of WideStrike Cotton in Arkansas, 2004-2005
G. M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, R. B. Lassiter, Jeremy Greene, Glenn Studebaker, Jarrod Hardke, Craig Shelton
Efficacy of WideStrike and Bollgard II Cottons Against Bollworm Under Insecticide-Sprayed and Non-Sprayed Conditions in North Carolina and Virginia
R. E. Jackson, Sean Malone, J. R. Bradley, John Van Duyn, Ames Herbert, R. M. Huckaba
The Relative Efficacy of Bollgard, Bollgard II and WideStrike lines against bollworms in North Carolina in 2003 and 2005: Implications for producer choices
Jack Bacheler, Daniel Mott, Daryl T. Bowman
Fall Armyworm survivorship and damage in WideStrike Cotton
K.V. Tindall, B.R. Leonard, K.D. Emfinger
Boll Retention of PHY 410 R and PHY 470 WR Expressing the WideStrike™ Insect Protection Trait In 2004 Field Trials
R.A. Haygood, M. McPherson, A.R. Parker
Performance of PHY 410 R and PHY 470 WR Expressing the WideStrike™ Insect Protection Trait in 2005 Strip Trials
R. A. Haygood, L. B. Braxton, R. M. Huckaba, R.B. Lassiter, A.R. Parker, J.M. Richardson, J.S. Richburg, G.D. Thompson, L.C. Walton, F. J . Haile, M.W. Siebert
Gaucho Grande Seed Treatment Insecticide - a Two Year Review of Performance
Charles Graham, Mike Schwarz
Performance of New Seed-Applied Nematicides with Gaucho Grande
Charles Graham, Mike Schwarz, Chris Kleyla, William Hairston
Evaluation of Gaucho Grande and Other Insecticides for Management of Early Season Insect Pests in Cotton Across Eastern Texas
Dale A. Mott, Roy Parker, Stephen Biles, Daniel Fromme, Marty Jungman, Robert Lemon, Chris G. Sansone, Mark Muegge
Clothianidin - A New Seed Treatment Insecticide for Cotton from Bayer CropScience
Alan Hopkins, Charles Graham, Mike Schwarz, Chris Kleyla
Carbine™: Field Performance against Tarnished Plant Bug and Aphid in Mid-south Cotton during 2005
Henry R. Mitchell, Joseph Reed, Craig Heim
Oberon: Launch and Performance in Western Cotton
Manuel R. Jimenez, Matt Ehlhardt, Kevin Adam, Lamar Buckelew
Diamond Insecticide:Broad spectrum control of Heliothines, Loopers, and Armyworms in addition to Lygus, Stinkbugs, and Fleahoppers
Gilbert W. Angle Jr., R. Tim Weiland
Three Year Summary of Cruiser, STAN, and Combinations for early Season Thrips Control
Phillip Roberts
Flonicamid - A Novel Mode of action for Piercing Sucking Insects
Charles Staetz, Bruce Black, Jon Hayashi, Lyle Kinne, Geralyn Kelly, Kristine Treacy, Houston Joost
Update on Regional Tarnished Plant Bug Sampling in the Mid-South
Fred Musser, Scott D. Stewart, Ralph D. Bagwell, Angus Catchot, Gus M. Lorenz, Jeremy Greene, Glenn Studebaker
Sampling Lygus Bugs in West Texas
Megha N. Parajulee
Identifying Practical Knowledge and Solutions for Managing The Sucking Bug Complex in Cotton: Research In The Southeast Region: A Progress Report
Jack Bacheler, Phillip Roberts, Eric Blinka, Dan Mott, John Van Duyn, Ames Herbert, John Ruberson, Carter Goerger, David Morrison, Tom Pegram, J.R. Bradley
USDA-ARS - Overview of the USDA-ARS Area-wide Control Program for Tarnished Plant Bug
Craig Abel
USDA-ARS Area-Wide Control Program for Tarnished Plant Bug: Louisiana Update
Don Cook, Gene Burris, Dennis Burns
Arkansas Update
Gus Lorenz, Jeremy Greene, Glenn Studebaker, Chuck Capps, Kyle Colwell
Tennessee Update - Areawide Tarnished Plant Bug Management
Scott D. Stewart, Kevin Willis, Sandy Steckel
San Joaquin Valley Area-wide Management
Peter B. Goodell
Status of Chemical Control Strategies
Roger Leonard
Status of Resistance in Tarnished Plant Bug
Gordon Snodgrass