Cotton Fleahopper Management Based on Monitoring, Field Location, and Cultivars

Friday, January 6, 2017: 11:15 AM
Pegasus A (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
Robert Bowling , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Department of Entomology
Michael J. Brewer , Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Department of Entomology
Stephen Biles , Texas A&M AgriLife
Darwin Anderson , Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Department of Entomology
Isaac L. Esquivel , Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Department of Entomology
The current research investigates cultivar influence on and within-field spatial patterns of abundance of cotton fleahopper. Our results suggest a strong cultivar effect on cotton fleahopper abundance that does correspond to yield reduction.  Spatial patterns of cotton fleahopper show an interaction between field edge and neighoring habitat.  These data are useful to reconsider thresholds for cotton fleahopper as well as field sampling strategies.