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 - 9:30 AM

An Evaluation of Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Performance in the Field: Does Moth Size Affect Recapture Rate and Moth Longevity?

Colothdian D. Tate and Gregory S. Simmons. USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST, 3645 E. Wier Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040

Performance of pink bollworm moths, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) was evaluated in 2 fields near Laveen, AZ. Pink bollworm were reared on artificial diet at 2000 and 4000 eggs per rearing cell to obtain differences in moth size, for this study. Resulting moths were marked with different colored external dyes and released in the early evening. Moths were released weekly for 5 weeks and moth recapture rate and longevity were recorded. Implications of pink bollworm moth performance based on size are discussed.