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: 1:30 PM-5:45 PM
Bayou D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Insect Research and Control - Thursday Afternoon - Student Paper Competition and Session B
Presidings:Ralph D. Bagwell, LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA and Megha N. Parajulee, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX
1:30 PM
Quantifying Tarnished Plant Bug Resistance to Acephate in Louisiana
Josh T. Copes1, Gordon Snodgrass2, R. D. Bagwell3 and Jonathan W. Sharp3, (1)Winnsboro, LA, (2)USDA, Stoneville, MS, (3)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA
1:45 PM
Residual Activity of Selected Insecticides on Lygus hesperus in Cotton
Abhilash Balachandran1, David L. Kerns2 and Megha N. Parajulee1, (1)Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX, (2)Texas Cooperative Extension, Lubbock, TX
2:00 PM
Novel Approaches to Resistance Detection for Lepidopteran Pests in Cotton  
J. Van Kretschmar, R. Michael Roe and J. R. Bradley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2:15 PM
Assessing the Efficacy of Selected Transgenic Bt Cotton Technologies Against Fall Armyworm During 2007
Jarrod T. Hardke1, B. R. Leonard2 and K.D. Emfinger2, (1)LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA
2:30 PM
Association of External Stink Bug-Induced Cotton Boll Damage with Internal Damage, Lint Yield and Quality
Eric Blinka1, John W. Van Duyn2, Ames Herbert3, Sean Malone3, Phillip M. Roberts4, Jack S. Bacheler5 and J.R. Bradley5, (1)North Carolina State University, Raleigh,, NC, (2)North Carolina State University, Plymouth, NC, (3)Virginia Tech, Suffolk, VA, (4)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (5)North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2:45 PM
Observations on Spider Mite Management  
J. F. Smith, Angus Catchot and Fred Musser, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
3:00 PM
Efficacy of Seed Treatments for Control of Thrips and Nematodes in Arkansas Cotton
Craig M. Shelton, Fayetteville, AR, G. Lorenz, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR, T. L Kirkpatrick, University of Arkansas, Lowell, AR, T.J. Kring, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, C. K. Colwell, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, H. Wilf, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Lonoke, AR and Ben Von Kennal, Lonoke, AR
3:15 PM
Density and Distribution of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, as Influenced by Surrounding Ecotones
Richard B. Reeves, Clemson, Blackville, SC, Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University, Blackville, SC, Francis P. F. Reay-Jones, Clemson University, Florence, SC and Michael D. Toews, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
3:30 PM
Comparative Ontogenic Morphometry: Lygus hesperus vs. Lygus lineolaris
Ram B. Shrestha1, Megha N. Parajulee1, Mahendra B. Adhikari1 and Richard E. Strauss2, (1)Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX, (2)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:45 PMBreak - Student Paper Competition Concludes 
4:15 PM
Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Update, 2007
Danny Kiser, Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradiction Program, Little Rock, AR and Michael Catanach, Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Little Rock, AR
4:30 PM
Progress Report - Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Program
Charles T. Allen, Lindy W. Patton, Larry E. Smith and Richard O. Newman, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Abilene, TX
4:45 PM
Pink Bollworm Eradication - Report of the Program in West Texas
Charles T. Allen, S. E. Herrera, Lindy W. Patton and Larry E. Smith, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Abilene, TX
5:00 PM
Program Advances in the Eradication of Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella in Arizona Cotton
Larry Antilla and Leighton Liesner, Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council, Phoenix, AZ
5:15 PM
The Bi-National Pink Bollworm Eradication Program, an Overview
Robert T. Staten, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST - Retired, Phoenix, AZ and Juan Carlos Ramirez-Sagahon, Direccion General de Sanidad Vegetal, Mexico D.F., Mexico
5:30 PM
Progress Report for the New Mexico Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), Eradication Program
Joe Friesen, South Central New Mexico Pink Bollworm Control Committee, Las Cruces, NM and Robert T. Staten, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST - Retired, Phoenix, AZ
5:45 PM
Progress Report and Over View of Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), Eradication Activities in California
James F. Rudig, State of California Department of Food & Agriculture, Fresno, CA and Daniel F. Keaveny, State of California Department of Food & Agriculture, Shafter, CA
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