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... We investigated the oviposition behavior of Creontiades signatus Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae), a relatively new plant bug pest of south Texas cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L, on okra-leaf and normal-leaf genotypes that differed significantly in their leaf morphology and trichome densities. In a no-choice study, the site preference and numbers of eggs oviposited by C. signatus were identical for the o ...
... Studies were conducted to determine the most consistent and efficient method for rearing Creontiades signatus based on the number of ova, nymphs and adults produced on green bean pods and cowpeas. For pod rearing, 2 litre cartons with 12 openings on side walls were used. The openings were covered with a piece of cloth glued to the inside of the container. Small slits were cut in the cloth that all ...
... Cotton yields have suffered losses from cotton boll rot during the last 10 to 15 years in areas of South Texas. Piercing-sucking insects feeding on cotton bolls, particularly stink bugs, have been implicated in introducing the bacterial disease. Along the Gulf Coast of South Texas, boll-feeding plant bugs occur, and may be associated with the disease. A replicated field survey was conducted in 201 ...
... The ability to monitor verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the progression of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., boll responses to feeding and associated cotton boll rot provided opportunity to assess if single in-season measurements had value in evaluating at-harvest damage to bolls and if multiple in-season measurements enhanced their combined use. One in-season v ...
... The ability to monitor verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the progression of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., boll responses to feeding and associated cotton boll rot development provided opportunity to assess if a single in-season measurement had value in evaluating subsequent at-harvest damage to bolls and if multiple in-season measurements enhanced their combi ...
... Geographic information system (GIS) tools were used to create pest monitoring maps based on field insect pest monitoring data taken during a two-year demonstration project in south Texas, 2015–2016. GPS-enabled handheld devices with GIS software were preloaded with a basemap and shapefiles containing insect abundance and plant injury data entry lines. Pest monitoring data were entered and stored o ...
... Plant mapping has been included and evolving in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. [Malvales: Malvaceae]) research and management for over 100 years. Here we describe the structure and use of a plant mapping program (PMAPplus) that includes capabilities to record and manage insect injury to fruiting bodies by position and branch, compare it to existing programs (COTMAN and PMAP), and illustrate its use ...
... Field experiments and supporting laboratory work were conducted to characterize the ability of the verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus (Distant), a boll-feeding sucking bug, to transmit a cotton seed and boll rot bacterial pathogen, Serratia marcescens (Bizio) (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae). Serratia marcescens was originally isolated from bolls infested with verde plant bug in south Te ...
... In the United States, the average field size has roughly doubled from the 1980s to the mid-2000s, while average cropland has stayed the same. This will likely influence how semi-natural habitats and edges affect local patterns and processes such as natural pest control or pest densities.We hypothesized that densities of two cotton pests, cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus) and verde plan ...
... Since the 1980s Tetranychus urticae Koch has dominated Australian cotton due to its ability to develop resistance. Here we give screening data for a range of chemicals tested against T. urticae including abamectin, bifenthrin, diafenthiuron, etoxazole and propargite and speculate why abamectin resistance emerged without warning. Abamectin resistance was not detected in T. urticae in Australian cot ...