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

Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Thursday, January 10, 2008
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Friday, January 11, 2008
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Potential Impact of Fecal Deposition by Lygus hesperus on Cotton Bolls

C. Scott Bundy, Stacey Bealmear, and Sam Lowry. New Mexico State University, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, Skeen Hall, Rm. N141, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003

Reports of cotton injury created by fecal material deposition by Lygus hesperus were evaluated in the field.  A series of treatments evaluated potential boll injury caused by feeding alone, fecal deposits alone, normal feeding and fecal deposits, and controls.