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

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 4:50 PM

Brigadier: An Evaluation of a New Insecticide for Cotton

P. Houston Joost1, Henry R. Mitchell2, and Joseph Reed2. (1) FMC, 1785 Market St, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (2) FMC Corporation, 408 West Main Street, PO Box 678, Louisville, MS 39339

Brigadier is a new insecticide from FMC which will be launch for the cotton in 2008. This talk will describe the technology behind this product as well as 2007 efficacy data. 2007 efficacy data show that Brigadier controls a broad range of insect pests common to cotton producing area in the United States with substantial residual.