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

Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 2:45 PM

Monitoring Helicoverpa zea Susceptibility to Bt Toxins: Results of 2007 Studies

Ibrahim Ali1, Craig Abel2, J. R. Bradley3, Graham Head4, Ryan Jackson5, Ryan Kutz6, B. R. Leonard7, Juan Lopez8, R. G. Luttrell9, William J. Moar10, Walt Mullins11, John Ruberson12, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam4, and N.P. Storer13. (1) University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, 2601 N. Young Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72704, (2) USDA-ARS, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, (3) North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 7647, Entomology Department, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4) Monsanto, 800 North Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63167, (5) USDA-ARS, SIMRU, P. O. Box 346, Stoneville, MS 38776, (6) Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc, 3054 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC 27709, (7) LSU AgCenter, 212 A Macon Ridge Rd, Winnsboro, LA 71295, (8) Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, 2771 F&B Road, College Station, TX 77845, (9) University of Arkansas, 319 AGRI, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (10) Auburn University, 301 Funchess Hall, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, (11) Monsanto 3175 Lenox Park Blvd, # 110, Memphis, TN 38115, (12) University of Georgia, Department of Entomology, Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793, (13) Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268

Susceptibility of field populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) collected during 2007 growing season across Cotton Belt states of USA to Bt toxins was measured. Results will be discussed.