10760 Rotten Bugs - Implications of Insect Feeding On Boll Rots

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: 10:45 AM
Galerie 3 (New Orleans Marriott)
Scott D. Stewart , The University of Tennessee
Insect pests including plant bugs and stink bugs not only directly injure cotton fruit but may indirectly reduce yield and quality by the introduction of plant pathogens.  This paper will discuss the likely vectors of boll rotting organism and their potential management.