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Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons A, B, C & D (New Orleans Marriott)
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons A, B, C & D (New Orleans Marriott)
Thursday, January 11, 2007
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons A, B, C & D (New Orleans Marriott)
Friday, January 12, 2007
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thermal Cotton Defoliation: Impact on Late-season Whiteflies
C. Scott Bundy1, Paul A. Funk2, Sam Lowry1, and Robert L. Steiner3. (1) New Mexico State University, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, Skeen Hall, Rm. N141, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (2) USDA-ARS-Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory, 300 E. College Dr., PO Box 578, Mesilla Park, NM 88047, (3) Department of Economics and International Business, New Mexico State University, --, Las Cruces, NM 88003
The impact of thermal cotton defoliation on late-season populations of silverleaf whiteflies, Bemisia argentifolii, was evaluated in the field in 2005 and 2006 and in a laboratory study in 2006.