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

Thursday, January 10, 2008: 1:30 PM-6:30 PM
Delta Ballroom B (Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center)
Cotton Insect Research and Control - Thursday Afternoon - Session A
Presidings:Timothy J. Dennehy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and John J. Adamczyk, Ksarc, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX
1:30 PM
Cotton Insect Losses - 2007
Michael R. Williams, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi State, MS
1:45 PM
Cotton Insect Loss Estimates - 2007
Michael R. Williams, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi State, MS
2:00 PM
61st Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control
John J. Adamczyk, Ksarc, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX and Gus M. Lorenz, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR
2:15 PM
MON 89034 Corn - Implications for Bollworm Populations in Cotton and Potential Impacts on the Corn/Cotton IRM System  
Walt Mullins, Monsanto, Memphis, TN
2:30 PM
Stacked Bt Corn: Efficacy and Potential Implications for Bollworm Control in Cotton
S. D. Stewart, The University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN, B. R. Leonard, LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA and Fred Musser, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
2:45 PM
Monitoring Helicoverpa zea Susceptibility to Bt Toxins: Results of 2007 Studies
Ibrahim Ali, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, Craig Abel, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, J. R. Bradley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Graham Head, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO, Ryan Jackson, USDA-ARS, SIMRU, Stoneville, MS, Ryan Kutz, Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc, Raleigh, NC, B. R. Leonard, LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA, Juan Lopez, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, TX, R. G. Luttrell, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, William J. Moar, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Walt Mullins, Memphis, TN, John Ruberson, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam, Monsanto, Saint Louis, MO and N.P. Storer, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN
3:00 PM
Tobacco Budworm Cry1Ac-Resistance in North America  
C. Blanco, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, Fred Gould, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Douglas V. Sumerford, USDA Agricultural Research Service / CICGRU, Ames, IA, Juan D. Lopez, USDA-ARS, College Station, TX, Craig A. Abel, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, MS, Larry Adams, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, MS, Ibrahim Ali, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, Astrid Groot, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany, B. Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA, Randy Luttrell, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Roy D. Parker, Texas Cooperative Extension, Corpus Christi, TX, O. P. Perera, USDA, Stoneville, MS and Antonio P. Teran, INIFAP, Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Tamaulipas, Mexico
3:15 PM
Bt Cry1Ac-Resistant Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) Cannot Complete Development on Bollgard®: Implications of Fitness Costs  
Konasale J. Anilkumar and William J. Moar, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
3:30 PM
Assessment of Lepidopteran-Protected Cotton Varieties in Virginia
Sean Malone and D. Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech, Suffolk, VA
3:45 PM
Survival of Secondary Lepidopteran Pests on Bollgard Technologies
Kelly V. Tindall, Univ. of Missouri, Portageville, MO, B. Roger Leonard, LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA and K.D. Emfinger, LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA
4:00 PMBreak 
4:30 PM
Evaluation of Bollgard II(R) and WideStrikeTM Technologies Against Beet and Fall Armyworms
John J. Adamczyk1, Sasha Greenberg2, Scott Armstrong2, Walt J. Mullins3, L.B. Braxton4, R.B. Lassiter4 and M.W. Siebert5, (1)Ksarc, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX, (2)KSARC, USDA, ARS, Weslaco, TX, (3)Monsanto, Saint Louis, MO, (4)Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN, (5)Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN
4:45 PM
Managing Fall Armyworm with Bt Cotton
Ryan Jackson, USDA-ARS, SIMRU, Stoneville, MS and Jeff Gore, Stoneville, MS
5:00 PM
Evaluation of VipCot and Widestrike for Heliothine Management in Mississippi Cotton
D. R. Cook1, A. L. Catchot2, R. E. Jackson3 and J. F. Smith2, (1)Mississippi State University Extension Service, Verona, MS, (2)Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, (3)USDA-ARS, SIMRU, Stoneville, MS
5:15 PM
Field Performance of a VipCOT Cotton Line Against Heliothines in Louisiana
P. L. Bommireddy1, J. Temple1, Karla Emfinger2, T. Price3, Kyle A. Fontenot4 and B. R. Leonard5, (1)LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)Winnsboro, LA, (3)LSU Agcenter, Winnsboro, LA, (4)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (5)LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA
5:30 PM
VipCot™ Performance in the Southeast and Texas Upper Gulf Coast: 2006 - 2007
Brad W. Minton1, Henry S. Mclean1, Victor Mascarenhas1, David V. Negrotto2 and David P. Dickerson2, (1)Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC, (2)Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
5:45 PM
Efficacy of VipCot for Control of Lepidopterous Pests in Arkansas, 2007
G. M. Lorenz1, D. Scott Akin2, Kyle Colwell1, Heather Wilf1, Chase Milligan2, Craig Shelton3 and Keith Driggs4, (1)University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Little Rock, AR, (2)University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR, (3)Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (4)Syngenta Crop Protection, North Little Rock, AR
6:00 PM
VipCot™ Performance in the Mid-South: 2006 – 2007
Scott Martin1, Eric Palmer1, David Black1, David V. Negrotto2 and David P. Dickerson2, (1)Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC, (2)Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
6:15 PMBusiness Meeting 
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