11722 Potential for Using Boll Damage as a Threshold Indicator for Lygus on the Texas High Plains

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Marquis Imperial B (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
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Marquis Imperial B (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
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Marquis Imperial B (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
Dustin Patman , Texas AgriLife Extension Service
David L. Kerns , Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Brant Baugh , Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Lygus tend to be predominately late-season pests on the Texas High Plains. Most damage occurs from boll feeding. Developing an action threshold based on boll damage may be an improved decision making tool versus drop cloth or sweep net sampling.