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

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 8:00 AM

A Comparison of Sampling Techniques for Stink Bugs in Cotton

Michael D. Toews1, Jeremy Greene2, Francis P. F. Reay-Jones2, and Richard B. Reeves3. (1) University of Georgia, Department of Entomology, 122 S. Entomology Dr., Tifton, GA 31793-0748, (2) Clemson University, Edisto Res. & Edu. Center, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817, (3) Clemson, Edisto Res. & Edu. Center, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817

Stink bugs are widely regarded as economically important pests of cotton production in the Southeastern US, yet important parameters like optimal sampling method and distribution within fields remains largely unknown.  In southern Georgia we sampled six commercial cotton fields (15-25 acres/field) weekly at a density of one sampling location per acre to investigate the relationships among stink bugs recovered with shake sheets and sweep net samples, and observed boll damage. 

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