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Managing pyrethroid‐ and Bt‐resistant bollworm in southern U.S. cotton
Author(s) -
Reisig Dominic,
Kerns David,
Gore Jeff,
Musser Fred
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2019.52.0108
Subject(s) - pink bollworm , bollworm , pest analysis , integrated pest management , bt cotton , resistance (ecology) , agronomy , biology , key (lock) , toxicology , horticulture , ecology , larva
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 .