COTTON INSECT MANAGEMENT

Identification, Biology and Sampling of Cotton Insects (B-933)
The management of insect pests is an integral part of an economic production system. It increases producers' profits and reduces the amount of environmental contamination from pesticides.
Authors: G.T. Bohmfalk, R.E. Frisbie, W.L. Sterling, R.B. Metzer, A.E. Knutson
Size 125.9 K - Submitted 08/26/1998 4:16 am GMT

IPM: A Texas Success Story
The Texas Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is conducted as a public/private partnership between the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Texas Pest Management Association and the Texas Department of Agriculture.

IPM: Protecting the Environment (L-5165)
The Texas landscape is rich, diverse and beautiful, and we all would like to keep it that way. Protecting the state's land and water is really everyone's job. We all have a stake in the outcome.
Authors: Thomas W. Fuchs, Dave Mayes, Steve Byrns
Size 7.9 K - Submitted 08/26/1998 4:21 pm GMT

Managing Cotton Insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland Areas of Texas 2007 (E-5, 4-07)
A committee of state and federal research personnel and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. These guidelines are directed toward maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
By: Roy D. Parker , Dan D. Fromme , Allen E. Knutson , Marty Jungman and Chris Sansone
Revision - April 9, 2007

Suggested Insecticides for the Managing Cotton Insects in the Southern, Eastern and Blackland Areas of Texas 2007 (E-5A, 4-07)
A committee of state and federal research scientists and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. Guidelines are revised at this meeting to reflect the latest proven techniques for maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
Authors: Chris G. Sansone, Roy D. Parker, Dan D. Fromme, Allen E. Knutson and Marty Jungman
April 2007

Managing Cotton Insects in the High Plains, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos Areas of Texas 2007 (E-6, 4-18-07)
A committee of state and federal research personnel and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. These guidelines are directed toward maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
Authors: Kerry Siders , Brant A. Baugh , Thomas A. Doederlein and Chris Sansone
April 18, 2007

Suggested Insecticides for Managing Cotton Insects in the High Plains, Rolling Plains and Trans Pecos Areas of Texas - 2007 (E-6A, 4-18-07)
A committee of state and federal research scientists and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. Guidelines are revised at this meeting to reflect the latest proven techniques for maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
Authors: Kerry Siders, Brant A. Baugh, Thomas A. Doederlein and Chris Sansone.
April 18, 2007

Managing Cotton Insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2007
A committee of state and federal research personnel and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. These guidelines are directed toward maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
Authors: Manda Cattaneo, Chris Sansone and Boris A. Castro
April 2, 2007

Suggested Insecticides for Managing Cotton Insects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley - 2007 (E-7A, 4-2-03)
A committee of state and federal research scientists and Extension specialists meets annually to review cotton pest management research and management guidelines. Guidelines are revised at this meeting to reflect the latest proven techniques for maximizing profits for the Texas cotton producer by optimizing inputs and production.
Authors: Manda Cattaneo and Chris Sansone
April 2, 2007

Texas Cotton Production: Emphasizing Integrated Pest Management
This book compiles information from all aspects of cotton production in Texas, including soils, weeds, insects, fertilizers, weather, plant diseases and irrigation systems.  It follows the entire year's production cycle, from pre-plant to post harvest.  (80 pp., 44 tables, 14 figures)
Author: Chris Sansone
May 10, 2002

Cotton "Worms" ID Guide
At last, cotton producers and scouts have a handy guide to identifying the most common "worms" found in cotton. This shirt-pocket-size, laminated card features close-up color photos of cotton bollworm-tobacco budworm, fall armyworm, beet armyworm, southern armyworm, yellowstriped armyworm and cabbage looper. Brief descriptions help users distinguish these species. (12 color photos)
Authors: Edsel Bynum, Jr., Steve Byrns, Thomas W. Fuchs, Rick Minzenmayer and Warren Multer
April 17, 2006

Pink Bollworm Management In Texas (B-1511) (html)
Pink bollworm was first discovered in the U.S. at Hearne, Texas, in 1917. Since that time it has spread westward, causing millions of dollars in damage and control costs each year. In recent years, U.S. losses have averaged about 22,000 bales, worth approximately $5.5 million, despite extensive efforts to control the pest.
Author: Charles T. Allen
Size 782.7 K - Submitted 08/28/2001 5:46 pm GMT

Reducing Pesticide Risks to Wildlife in Cotton (B-5094)
Most cotton farmers appreciate wildlife. They enjoy seeing wildlife on their farms and some benefit economically by leasing hunting and fishing rights to sportsmen. Cotton fields provide food and cover for several species of wildlife. Quail and other birds, for example, nest along fencerows or in rangeland surrounding cotton fields and enter cotton fields to feed or pick up grit. Pesticides applied to these fields can potentially harm wildlife.
Authors: Thomas W. Fuchs, Dale Rollins, Judy Winn
Size 35.6 K - Submitted 10/11/2000 5:58 pm GMT

Suggestions for Cotton Aphid Management in West Texas - 2003
The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, has developed into a serious problem over much of the cotton acreage in West Texas. The Cotton Aphid Task Force was formed in September, 1991 to aid in the coordination of research and education efforts.
Authors: Jeff Slosser, Jim Leser, Don Rummel, Tom Fuchs, Emory Boring, Mark Muegge and Chris Sansone
Size 11.5 K - Submitted 09/08/2000 5:58 pm GMT

Trichogramma Manual (B-6071)
It’s an idea that has captured the imagination of entomologists, farmers, growers and entrepreneurs for more than 100 years. Rear the beneficial “mini-wasp” Trichogramma and release them by the thousands in fields, orchards and forests. Once liberated, the tiny parasites would seek out and destroy eggs of the most feared caterpillar pests, such as sugarcane borers, codling moths, cotton bollworms, corn borers, spruce budworms and many others.
Author: Allen Knutson
Size 59.1 K - Submitted 09/22/2000 3:51 pm GMT

An Illustrated Guide to the Predaceous Insects of the Northern Texas Rolling Plains (MP-1718)