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
Delta Ballroom D (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference - Posters

Potential Impact of Fecal Deposition by Lygus hesperus on Cotton Bolls
C. Scott Bundy, Stacey Bealmear and Sam Lowry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Plant Bug Control in Arkansas 2007 
Ben Von Kanel, University of Arkansas, Lonoke, AR, G. Lorenz, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR, Kyle Colwell, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR and Craig Shelton, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Fayetteville, AR

Irrigation Timing and Tarnished Plant Bug Management – Making Decisions using COTMAN in 2007 
Tina Gray Teague1, Jonathon Smith1 and Diana M. Danforth2, (1)Arkansas State University - University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, State University, AR, (2)University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Investigating Plant Bug Resistance in Cotton Varieties 
G.E. Studebaker, Cooperative Extension Service University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR and Fred M. Bourland, NEREC, Keiser, AR

Beauveria bassiana Activity against Lygus hesperus at Low Temperatures
Dale Spurgeon and Neal Hudson, USDA, ARS, WICSRU, Shafter, CA

Performance of Selected Insecticides for Control of Tarnished Plant Bug in Southeast Arkansas 
Chase Milligan1, D. Scott Akin1, G. M. Lorenz2 and G.E. Studebaker3, (1)University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR, (2)Univ. of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR, (3)Cooperative Extension Service University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR

Impact of Tarnished Plant Bug Populations on Blooming Louisiana Cotton During 2007 
Jonathan W. Sharp1, Josh T. Copes2 and Ralph D. Bagwell1, (1)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA, (2)Winnsboro, LA

Feeding Evidence on Squares as a Trigger for Insecticide Applications against Tarnished Plant Bugs in Cotton
Kyle A. Fontenot1, B. R. Leonard2, J. Temple1, Paul P. Price3 and K.D. Emfinger2, (1)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA, (3)LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA

Volunteer Cotton: Fruit and Boll Weevil Production 
Noel Troxclair, Texas Cooperative Extension, Uvalde, TX

Status on the Use of the "Attract & Control” Technology in Boll Weevil Control, Prevention, Suppression & Eradication Programs in Latin America  
S.E. Plato, T. B. Johnson, O. G. Manessi, M. Margulis, J. S, Plato, T.a. Plato and R. Sanz, Plato Industries, Ltd., Houston, TX

Response of Tobacco Budworm Populations of the Yaqui, Valley, Sonora to Cry2Ab Toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis
Jose L. Martinez-Carrillo, INIFAP, Cd. Obregon, Sonora, Mexico and Nicolas Diaz-Lopez, Monsanto, Mexico. D. F., ME, Mexico

Novel Adult Assay to Detect Insecticide Resistance of Lepidopteran Pests in Cotton
J. B. Van Kretschmar, J. R. Bradley, A. R. Cabrera and R. M. Roe, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Efficacy of Selected Compounds for Control of Heliothines in Arkansas Cotton 
H. Wilf, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Lonoke, AR, G. Lorenz, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR, C. K. Colwell, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, C. Shelton, Univ. of Arkansas CES, Little Rock, AR, Eric Howard, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Pine Bluff, AR and Ben Von Kennal, Lonoke, AR

Yield Lint Quality and Yield Compensation from Simulated Bollworm (Helicovera zea) Injury in a New Mexico Acala 1517 Variety
Jane Breen Pierce1, Patricia Monk1 and Patricia F. O'Leary2, (1)New Mexico State University, Artesia, NM, (2)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC

Using F1 Screening to Detect Resistance Alleles to Bt Cotton in Field Populations of the Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
Yu Cheng Zhu1, Fengyi Liu2, Zhiping Xu2, Jin Chen2, Juhua Chang2 and Jinliang Shen2, (1)USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, (2)Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

Comparison of Two Plant Termination Rule Strategies for Determining Last Effective Insecticide Sprays for Lepidopteran-Resistant (Bt) Cotton
D. Ames Herbert and Sean Malone, Virginia Tech, Suffolk, VA

Four-Year Comparison of WideStrike Performance in Louisiana
K.D. Emfinger1, P. P. Price1, J. H. Temple2, L. Bommireddy2, K. Fontenot2, J. Hardke2, Kelly V. Tindall3 and B. R. Leonard1, (1)LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (3)Univ. of Missouri, Portageville, MO

Assessing Beet Armyworm Damage on Bt and Non-Bt Cottons by Visual Observations and Remote Sensing
Sasha Greenberg, KSARC, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX, John J. Adamczyk, Ksarc, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX and Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX

Bioassay Susceptibility of Twospotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae, to Acaricides in the San Joaquin Valley
Treanna Pierce, University of California, Shafter, CA and Larry D. Godfrey, University of California, Davis, CA

Host Preference Survey of Stink Bugs on Texas High Plains Cotton, Alfalfa and Prevalent Weeds
Stanley C. Carroll, Megha N. Parajulee and Mark D. Arnold, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX

Comparison of Two Stink Bug Scouting Techniques under Field Conditions
Eric Blinka1, John W. Van Duyn2, Ames Herbert3 and Sean Malone3, (1)North Carolina State University, Raleigh,, NC, (2)North Carolina State University, Plymouth, NC, (3)Virginia Tech, Suffolk, VA

Are the Neonicotinoids Still Controlling Cotton Aphid? Results of a 2007 Monitoring Study with Thiamethoxam 
Caydee Savinelli and Kathleen Lovelace, Syngenta, Greensboro, NC

Effect of New Insecticide (Spirotetramat) in Mixture with Neonicotinoid on the Control of Aphids, Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Cotton
Dhiego Duvaresch, Geraldo Papa, Maurício Rotundo, Rene S. Furlan and Willian Takao, Paulista State University - Unesp, Ilha Solteira-SP, Brazil

Temik Brand 15G Aldicarb Pesticide : Reregistration Update 
Lee Hall and Larry Hodges, Bayer CropScience, RTP, NC

Comparison of Insecticides & Timing of Treatments for Optimum Impact on Cotton Fleahopper
Roy D. Parker, Texas AgriLIFE Extension, Corpus Christi, TX and Charles F. Chilcutt, Texas AgriLIFE Research, Corpus Christi, TX

Evaluation of Sprayable Mating Disruption for Pink Bollworm in Non-Bt Cotton
Michelle L. Walters1, Jack Jenkins2, Agenor Mafra-Neto3, Larry Antilla4, Robert T. Staten5 and Lisa A. Albrecht1, (1)USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, Phoenix, AZ, (2)Pacific BioControl, Litchfield, AZ, (3)ISCA Technologies, Inc., Riverside, CA, (4)Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council, Phoenix, AZ, (5)USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST - Retired, Phoenix, AZ

Effect of New Insecticide (Spirotetramat) in Mixture with Neonicotinoid on the Control of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci B-Biotype (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in Cotton
Geraldo Papa, Rene Furlan, Willian Takao, Fernando J. Celoto and Gustavo Gerlack, Paulista State University - Unesp, Ilha Solteira-SP, Brazil

Toxicity of Selected Insecticides to Adult Brown and Southern Green Stink Bugs 
Juan. D. Lopez1, Mohamed A. Latheef1 and Bill Ree2, (1)USDA-ARS, College Station, TX, (2)Texas A&M Co-operative Extension, Bryan, TX

Efficacy of Endigo ZC for Control of Plant Bugs in Arkansas, 2007
Kyle Colwell1, G. M. Lorenz1, Craig Shelton2, R. Goodson3, Eric Howard4, H. Wilf5 and Ben Von Kanel6, (1)University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Little Rock, AR, (2)Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (3)University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, (4)University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Pine Bluff, AR, (5)University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Lonoke, AR, (6)University of Arkansas, Lonoke, AR

Efficacy of Insecticide/Nematicide In-furrow and Seed Treatment Products in South Carolina - 2007
Jeremy Greene1, J. D. Mueller1, Dan Robinson1, William W. Bonnette1, Tommy Walker2, Jonathan K. Croft3 and Francis P. F. Reay-Jones4, (1)Clemson University, Blackville, SC, (2)Clemson University, Ridgeland, SC, (3)Clemson University, St. George, SC, (4)Clemson University, Florence, SC

Management of Spider Mite Populations in Louisiana Cotton 
Donna R. Lee1, H. R. Smith2, Glen Daniels3, Jonathan W. Sharp4, Josh T. Copes5 and R. D. Bagwell4, (1)LSU Agcenter, Lake Providence, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, St. Joseph, LA, (3)LSU Ag Center, Vidalia, LA, (4)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA, (5)Winnsboro, LA

Surface Residue Influence on Insecticide Rate Requirements for Thrips Management
J. N. All and William Vencill, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Performance of Seed Treatments for Early Season Thrips Management 
J. David Griffin and Michael D. Toews, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

Effect of Adult Boll Weevil Feeding on Cotton Squares
Allan T. Showler and R.V. Cantu, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX

Response to Insecticides by Susceptible Strains of The Beet Armyworm (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)
Dan A. Wolfenbarger, Certified Entomologist, Brownsville, TX and A. P. Teran-Vargas, Estacion Cuauhtemoc, TA, MX, Mexico

BELT 4 SC (FLUBENDIAMIDE): A New Insecticide for Control of Heliothines in Conventional Cotton
Jarrod T. Hardke1, Gus Lorenz1, Criag Shelton1, Kyle Colwell1, B. Roger Leonard2 and Alan Hopkins3, (1)University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR, (2)LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA, (3)Bayer CropScience, Greenbrier, AR

RYNAXYPYR™: A Novel Insecticide for Control of Heliothines in Conventional and Bollgard Cotton
Jarrod T. Hardke1, Gus Lorenz1, Kyle Colwell1, Craig Shelton1 and Richard Edmund2, (1)University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR, (2)DuPont Crop Protection, Memphis, TN
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