ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

0568 Integrated control strategies for management of tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in cotton

Monday, November 14, 2011: 8:03 AM
Room A6, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Brian P. Adams , Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Jeffrey Gore , Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC), Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
Angus L. Catchot , Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Fred Musser , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Donald Cook , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS
The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, is the primary pest of cotton in Mississippi. In recent years, producers have averaged up to approximately $75 per acre in foliar control costs for this pest. In 2010 a field study was conducted in Stoneville, MS to evaluate the impact of planting date and varietal maturity selection on tarnished plant bug population densities, yield, and reducing dependency on foliar insecticide control methods. Earlier planting dates and the early maturing variety provided higher yields while sustaining less yield loss due to tarnished plant bugs. The two earlier planting dates also required fewer foliar insecticide applications to maintain tarnished plant bugs below the economic threshold for MS.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.56368

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