Laboratory-reared predators, the insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus (Say), and big-eyed
bug Geocoris punctipes (Say), were exposed to 10 insecticides, including three newer …

This chapter describes an areawide pest management effort for the cotton boll weevil
(Anthonomus grandis; the most costly insect pest in the history of American agriculture) …

Immatures of Plutella xylostella (L.) and Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer), from laboratory
culture, were exposed to selected insecticides and an entomopathogen using a foliar …

Orius insidiosus (Say) is an important predator of several economic pests in cotton.
Laboratory-reared males, females and third-instar nymphs were exposed to field residues of …

Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Buren), is a major pest in the southern USA,
though recent studies suggest it may act also as a natural enemy. This study examined how …

Implementation of the boll weevil eradication program and increased use of transgenic
cottons expressing genes which produce lepidopteran toxins resulted in a significant …

(Boheman), is a major pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), and responsible for an
estimated $300 million in annual losses (National Cotton Council of America 2009, Texas …

The impact of early-season pesticide applications on beneficial arthropods necessary for
control of mid-and late-season bollworms, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), was determined in …

The efficacy of selected insecticides was evaluated for adult boll weevil mortality using
treated leaf-disk bioassays in 2007. The experiments were conducted using native adult boll …

Orius insidiosus (Say) is an important predator of several economic pests in cotton.
Laboratory-reared males, females and third instar nymphs were exposed to treated petri …