National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 8:15 AM

Refining Treatment Thresholds for Stink Bugs in the Southeast - 2007

Jeremy K. Greene1, Phillip M. Roberts2, Jack S. Bacheler3, John R. Ruberson2, John W. Van Duyn3, Michael D. Toews2, Eric L. Blinka3, Dan Robinson1, Dan W. Mott3, Tommy Walker1, Charles Davis1, and Richard B. Reeves4. (1) Clemson University, Edisto Research & Education Center, 64 Research Road, Blackville, SC 29817, (2) University of Georgia, PO Box 748, 4604 Research Way, Tifton, GA 31793, (3) North Carolina State University, Box 7613, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4) Clemson, Edisto Res. & Edu. Center, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817

Stink bugs continue to be problem pests in cotton, especially in the southeastern USA where they are the predominant group of sucking pests important in cotton production.  During 2007, research on treatment thresholds for stink bugs in the Southeast (NC, SC, and GA) using population indices (bolls injured internally by feeding bugs) were tested.