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Whole Season Rotational Pesticide System for Integrated Pest Management for Control of Sweetpotato Whitefly in Cotton

A season long pesticide rotational system for cotton management of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (SPWF) was put in place. The system tried to minimize pesticide impact on midseason build -up of beneficials against SPWF. SPWF thresholds were used to begin use of "potent, efficient" insecticides to stop exponential increase of SPWF in late season. Insecticide class rotation was a key element of the system to prevent insecticide resistance. Comparisons between test blocks and best agricultural practices for rest of field showed that SPWF eggs and large immature of September populations, yields (2.68 bales /Ac), and beneficials were about the same among the blocks. The cotton was free of stickiness in the entire field.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/209645
Date03 1900
CreatorsAkey, D. H., Henneberry, T. J., Wuertz, D. A.
ContributorsSilvertooth, Jeff, USDA, ARS, Western Cotton Res. Lab., Phoenix, 85040, Sundance Farms, Coolidge, AZ 85228
PublisherCollege of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Article
Relation370096, Series P-96

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