Cotton Insect Research and Control - Thursday Early Afternoon - Student Paper Competition

Thursday, January 6, 2011: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Marquis - 106 & 107 (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
Presiding:
Jeremy K. Greene
1:30 PM
Establishment of Spider Mites on Cotton Plants In a Semi-Arid Environment
Natalie Kincy, Texas Tech University; Xavier Martini, Texas AgriLife Research; Christian Nansen, Texas AgriLife Research
1:45 PM
Western Flower Thrips In Cotton: Pest or a Beneficial Natural Enemy?
Justin G. Fiene, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University; Lauren Kalns, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University; Christian Nansen, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University; Pete Krauter, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University; Xavier Martini, Texas AgriLife Research
2:00 PM
Fall Armyworm Survivorship and Damage Potential on Selected Transgenic Cottons
Jarrod T. Hardke, LSU AgCenter; B. Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station
2:15 PM
Population Level Genetic Variability of Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) In the United States
Apurba K. Barman, Texas A&M University; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; C. Sansone, Texas AgriLife Extension; R.F. Medina, Texas A&M University
2:30 PM
Lepidopteran Adult Feeding Disruption Test (FDT) to Detect Insecticide Resistance
Jaap B. van Kretschmar, North Carolina State University; J. R. Bradley, North Carolina State University; A. R. Cabrera-Cordon, USDA ARS CMAVE; R. M. Roe, North Carolina State University
2:45 PM
The Impact of Planting Date and Varietal Maturity on Tarnished Plant Bug Management
Brian P. Adams, Mississippi State University; A. L. Catchot, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University, DREC; Fred Musser, Mississippi State University; D. R. Cook, Mississippi State University; D. M. Dodds, Mississippi State University
3:00 PM
Effects of Precision-Applied In-Furrow Nematicide/Insecticide (Temik™) and Seed Treatments (AERIS™, AVICTA™) In Management Zones Defined by Soil Electrical Conductivity on Populations of Thrips and Nematodes In Cotton
Ginger N. Devinney, Clemson University; Jeremy Greene, Clemson; J. D. Mueller, Clemson University; Francis P. F. Reay-Jones, Clemson University; Kristen M. Carter, Clemson University; Will Henderson, Clemson University; Dan Robinson, Clemson University
3:15 PM
Development of Treatment Thresholds for Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) In Second-Generation Bt Cotton
Kristen M. Carter, Clemson University; Jeremy K. Greene, Clemson University; Francis P. F. Reay-Jones, Clemson University; Ginger N. Devinney, Clemson University; Dan Robinson, Clemson