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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad P-IE: IPM - Field Crops 3

Adult Bollworm moth control to prevent economical yield damage in Mississippi cotton

Monday, November 1, 2021
10:42 AM – 10:54 AM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
In-Person Student Competition

    Presenting Author(s)

  • WF

    Walker B. Farmer

    Graduate Student
    Mississippi State University
    STarkville, Mississippi

    • Co-Author(s)

  • JG

    Jeff Gore

    Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center
    Stoneville, Mississippi

  • AC

    Angus Catchot

    Mississippi State University
    Mississippi State, Mississippi

  • BP

    Brian Pieralisi

    Assistant Professor
    Mississippi State University
    Starkville, Mississippi

  • DC

    Don Cook

    Mississippi State University
    Stoneville, Mississippi

  • WC

    Whitney Crow

    Mississippi State University
    Cleveland, Mississippi

The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, is an economically important pest of agricultural crops in the Mid-south region of the United States. Control of bollworm in cropping systems has focused exclusively on the larval stage of the pest, which is responsible for causing damage. Although adult bollworms do no direct damage, controlling the populations at this stage could lead to reduced mating, which will decrease egg lays and subsequently the number of larvae in the field. This paper will address efficacy of commonly used insecticides against adult bollworm and implications of adult control on subsequent larval populations and damage levels in cotton production systems in Mississippi.