Cotton Insect Research & Control - Friday Early Morning - Session A

Friday, January 5, 2018: 8:00 AM-10:45 AM
Salon H (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
8:00 AM
2017 Cotton Insect Loss Estimates
Don Cook, Mississippi State University
8:15 AM
Management of Thrips in Mid-South Cotton
Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Scott D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee; Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Gus Lorenz, The University of Arkansas; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Glenn Studebaker, University of Arkansas; Nick Seiter, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture; David Kerns, Texas A&M University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University
8:30 AM
Field Evaluation of a New Thrips Control Agent for Cotton: A Mechanical Insecticide
Robert D. Mitchell III, NC State University; Dan Mott, North Carolina State University; Anirudh Dhammi, North Carolina State University; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University; Richard M. Roe, NC State University; David Stewart, Imerys
8:45 AM
Continuous Monitoring of the Susceptibility of Helicoverpa Zea in the Southern U.S. to Different Bt Proteins
Fei Yang, Texas A&M University; David Kerns, Texas A&M University; Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Gus Lorenz, The University of Arkansas; Scott D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee; Nick Seiter, University of Illinois
9:00 AM
Value of Bt Technology for Bollworm Management: Current Situation and Future Sustainability
David Kerns, Texas A&M University; Fei Yang, Texas A&M University; Gus Lorenz, The University of Arkansas; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University; Scott D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee; Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter; Don Cook, Mississippi State University; Nick Seiter, University of Illinois
9:15 AM
The Moving Target of Managing Bt-Resistant Bollworm in Cotton
Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University; Lewis Braswell, North Carolina State University; Alejandro Del-Pozo Valdivia, North Carolina State University
9:30 AM
Impact of Plant Phenology and Spray Timing on Thresholds for Helicoverpa Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Bt Cotton
Alejandro Del Pozo, North Carolina State University; Dominic Reisig, North Carolina State University; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia
9:45 AM
Comparison of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Traits for Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) Control in the Lower Gulf Coast of Texas
Gregory Berger, Hopkins Agricultural Services, Inc.; Sidney Hopkins, Hopkins Agricultural Services, Inc.; Mike Treacy, Hopkins Agricultural Services, Inc.
10:00 AM
Introduction of Bollgard 3
John T. Fowler, Monsanto; Eric Blinka, Monsanto; Dan Pitts, Monsanto; Chris Daves, Monsanto; George J Baley, Monsanto
10:30 AM
Mechanisms of Fungal Endophyte-Mediated Herbivore Resistance in Cotton
Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Entomology; Cody Gale, Texas A&M University; Charles P.-C. Suh, USDA-ARS ICCDRU; Jose L. Perez, USDA-ARS ICCDRU; Polly Harding, Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology; Greg B Wilson, Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology; David Kerns, Texas A&M University; Michael V Kolomiets, Texas A&M Plant Pathology Department
10:45 AM
A Portable High-Throughput DNA Barcoding Approach for Bulk Detection of Helicoverpa armigera
Jason A. Wulff, Texas A&M University Department of Entomology; Todd M. Gilligan, USDA-APHIS; Norman B. Barr, USDA-APHIS; Omaththage P. Perera, USDA-ARS SIMRU; Tom Walsh, CSIRO; Gregory A. Sword, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Entomology