​​Management of Tarnished Plant Bugs in Cotton

January 2017 | 33 min., 51 sec.
by Jeff Gore
Mississippi State University

Summary

​This presentation will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners in the Mid-Southern U.S. manage tarnished plant bug, the most important insect pest of cotton in this region. A brief description of how the biology and ecology of tarnished plant bug impacts its pest status in cotton is discussed. Cultural and insecticidal control strategies are discussed. By the end of this presentation, the practitioner should have a better understanding of the challenges of managing insecticide resistant tarnished plant bugs in cotton and be able to effectively design an insecticide rotation strategy to minimize their impacts on yield.

About the Presenter

Jeff GoreJeff Gore is currently an Assistant Research Professor at Mississippi State University in the Delta Research and Extension Center at Stoneville, Mississippi. He previously worked as a Research Entomologist with USDA-ARS in Stoneville from 2002 to 2007. He received his BS in Entomology/Integrated Pest Management from Auburn University in 1995. He received his MS in Entomology from Louisiana State University in 1999 and his PhD in Entomology from Louisiana State in 2002.​

Contact Information:
Email: jgore@drec.msstate.edu

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