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COTTON INSECTS AND MITES: Characterization and Management
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COMPLETE BOOK. Due to the unusual size of this book, it is provided in two sections. Chapters 1 through 12 Chapters 13 through 30 (36,167 KB)
THE CO TT ON FO UN DA T I ON
ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
iii
COPYRIGHT
vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
vii
FOREWORD
xxiii
PREFACE
xxv
CONTRIBUTORS
xxix
COMMEMORATION
xli
Chapter 1 (5,965 KB)
Major Developments in Management of Insect and Mite Pests in Cotton J. R. Bradley, Jr.
1
Section I
CHARACTERIZATION OF INSECTS AND MITES
15
Chapter 2 (26,439 KB)
Biology and Ecology of Important Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton Thomas F. Leigh, Steven H. Roach, & Theo F. Watson
17
Chapter 3 (26,868 KB)
Biology and Ecology of Important Predators and Parasites Attacking Arthropod Pests Juan D. Lopez, Jr., Winfield L. Sterling, David A. Dean, & Donald A. Nordlund
87
Chapter 4 (10,381 KB)
Short- and Long-Range Movement of Insects And Mites Jimmy R. Raulston, Thomas J. Henneberry, Joe E. Leggett, David N. Byrne, Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, & Thomas F. Leigh
143
Chapter 5 (22,652 KB)
Biology, Ecology and Epidemiology of Microbial Organisms Infecting Arthropod Pests James D. Harper & Gerald R. Carner
163
Section II TECHNOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF INSECT AND MITE MANAGEMENT
203
Chapter 6 (22,361 KB)
Modeling and Computerized Decision Aids Terence L. Wagner, Richard L. Olson, Jeffrey L. Willers, & Michael R. Williams
205
Chapter 7 (15,240 KB)
Toward Comprehensive Economic Thresholds for Crop Management W. L. Sterling, A. W. Hartstack & D. A. Dean
251
Chapter 8 (14,343 KB)
Toxicology of Insecticides and Acaricides Thomas C. Sparks
283
Chapter 9 (24,340 KB)
Resistance to Pesticides: Mechanisms, Development and Management Thomas A. Miller
323
Chapter 10 (656KB)
Application Technology David B. Smith, & Randall G. Luttrell
379
Chapter 11 (10,215 KB)
Pheromones and Other Behavior-Modifying Chemicals In Cotton Pest Management Richard L. Ridgway & May N. Inscoe
405
Chapter 12 (6,826 KB)
Status of Rearing Technology for Cotton Insects Janine E. Powell & Jon L. Roberson
429
Section III SUPPRESSION COMPONENTS
445
Chapter 13 (10,852 KB)
Chemical Control Gary A. Herzog, Jerry B. Graves, Jack T. Reed, William P. Scott, & Theo F. Watson
447
Chapter 14 (19,103 KB)
Cultural Control J. K. Walker & C. W. Smith
471
Chapter 15 (13,748 KB)
Biological Control Edgar G. King, Randy J. Coleman, Juan A. Morales-Ramos, K. R. Summy, Marion R. Bell, & Gordon L. Snodgrass
511
Chapter 16 (10,749 KB)
Genetic Control E. J. Villavaso, A. C. Bartlett, & M. L. Laster
539
Chapter 17 (14,134 KB)
Host Plant Resistance Johnie N. Jenkins & F. D. Wilson
563
Section IV CONCEPTS OF POPULATION MANAGEMENT
599
Chapter 18 (11,850 KB)
Suppression and Management of Cotton Insect Populations on an Areawide Basis T. J. Henneberry & J. R. Phillips
601
Chapter 19 (12,638 KB)
Boll Weevil Eradication J. R. Brazzel, J. W. Smith, & E. F. Knipling
625
Section V
IMPLEMENTATION OF INSECT AND MITE PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
653
Chapter 20 (8,734 KB)
Insect and Mite Pest Management in the Southeast William R. Lambert, Jack S. Bacheler, Willard A. Dickerson, Mitchell E. Roof, & Ronald H. Smith
655
Chapter 21 (9,875 KB)
Insect and Mite Pest Management in the Mid-South Donald R. Johnson, Richard E. Caron, Robert B. Head, Flernoy G. Jones, & James S. Tynes
673
Chapter 22 (21,217 KB)
Insect and Mite Pest Management in the Southwest James F. Leser, Miles A. Karner, Charles R. Ward, & J. K. Walker
695
Chapter 23 (5,668 KB)
Insect and Mite Management in the West Leon Moore, C. A. Beasley, Thomas F. Leigh, & Thomas J. Henneberry
741
Section VI ECONOMICS OF INSECT AND MITE PEST CONTROL
753
Chapter 24 (7,523 KB)
The Economic Impact of Cotton Insects and Mites Luis Suguiyama & Craig Osteen
755
Chapter 25 (5,640 KB)
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Integrated Pest Management Programs Mark J. Cochran
781
Chapter 26 (6,235 KB)
Economic Evaluation of Insect Eradication: The Case of Boll Weevils in the Southeast Gerald A. Carlson, Glenn Sappie, & Michael E. Wetzstein
795
Section VII PERSPECTIVES
813
Chapter 27 (6,236 KB)
Crop Phenology and Insect Management D. W. Parvin, Jr. & J. W. Smith
815
Chapter 28 (6,156 KB)
Environmental Issues George E. Loughner
831
Chapter 29 (4,066 KB)
Working Together: Roles of Private Consultants, Industry, Researchers, Extension, and Growers F. Aubrey Harris, T. Don Canerday, Louise G. Henry, & Dick L. Palmquist
843
Chapter 30 (3,887 KB)
Cotton Insect Management: A Look to the Future Jacob R. Phillips & Jerry B. Graves
853
Literature Cited
861
Insect, Mite, and Spider Index (1,488 KB)
997
Insecticide and Acaricide Index (912 KB)
1002
Subject Index (1,231 KB)
1005
