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Managing pyrethroid- and Bt-resistant bollworm in southern U.S. cotton
Dominic Reisig,
David Kerns, Jeff Gore,
Fred Musser,
Dominic Reisig
North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorJeff Gore
Mississippi State University, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorFred Musser
Mississippi State University, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorDominic Reisig,
David Kerns, Jeff Gore,
Fred Musser,
Dominic Reisig
North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorJeff Gore
Mississippi State University, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorFred Musser
Mississippi State University, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Two- and three-toxin Bt cotton still provides a valuable service to integrated pest management in southern U.S. cotton. However, shifting patterns in resistance levels of a key pest, bollworm, have dictated changes in thresholds and foliar insecticide spray recommendations. Earn 1 CEU in Integrated Pest Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/625.
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