9033 Impact of VipCot on Fall Armyworm Survival and Development

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: 4:00 PM
Salon J (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Jarrod T. Hardke1, B. Rogers Leonard2 and Joshua H. Temple1, (1)LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station, Winnsboro, LA
Laboratory experiments were performed during 2007-2008 to evaluate the effects of the VipCot technology on fall armyworm.  Third instar larvae were infested on selected plant structures and evaluated for larval mortality, successful pupation, adult eclosion, and cumulative mortality.