Comparative Performance of TwinLink® and Bollgard II® on the Control of Caterpillar Pests Across Multiple Locations in the Cotton Belt

Friday, January 6, 2012: 8:45 AM
Crystal Ballroom M (Orlando World Center Marriott)
Scott Stewart , The University of Tennessee
Sandy Steckel , The University of Tennessee
Gus Lorenz , University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Angus Catchot , Mississippi State University
Jeremy K. Greene , Clemson University
Jeff Gore , Mississippi State University, DREC
B. Rogers Leonard , LSU AgCenter, Macon Ridge Station
Michael T. McCarty , Carolina Ag Research Service, Inc.
Lane Crooks , Carolina Ag Research Service, Inc.
Scott Baker , Bayer CropScience
Mark Rinehardt , Bayer CropScience
Walt Mullins , Bayer CropScience
The impact of TwinLink and Bollgard II cottons on caterpillar pests and their damage was compared with non-Bt cotton in small-plot replicated trials throughout the Cotton Belt.  This presentation will review the results of these studies.