Why Do Mississippi Delta and Hills Populations of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) (Hemiptera:Miridae) Impact Cotton Differently?

Authors

D. E. Fleming, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
F. R. Musser, Mississippi State University

Abstract

Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris, is a serious pest of cotton in Mississippi, but damage to cotton and costs for control are not the same in the two cotton growing regions of Mississippi. Economic losses to L. lineolaris are higher in the Delta region than in the Hills region. Reasons for the differences may be due to the differences in the landscape between the two regions. The Hills region is a more heterogeneous landscape than the Delta and this difference may affect insecticide resistance rates, levels of beneficial insects and pathogens, and movement of L. lineolaris. This report discusses these differences and their effects.

Recommended Citation

Fleming, D. E. and Musser, F. R. (2014) "Why Do Mississippi Delta and Hills Populations of Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) (Hemiptera:Miridae) Impact Cotton Differently?," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 7: No. 2, Article 14.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol7/iss2/14