A Multi-Tactical Approach to Managing Tarnished Plant Bugs in the Mississippi Delta Region

Authors

A. L. Catchot, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
D. Gore, Mississippi State University
F. Musser, Mississippi State University

Abstract

Tarnished plant bug (TPB) is the most economically important insect pest of cotton grown in the Mississippi Delta Region. Many factors contribute to the status of TPB as the number one pest producers face annually in cotton such as elimination of foliar sprays due to successful boll weevil eradication and wide spread resistance to several classes of insecticides. Successful management of TPB cannot be achieved unless producers utilize the full complement of tools available. Only an integrated approach to pest management has proven successful in recent years. The following discussion highlights some of the more commonly used approaches employed by producers to limit catastrophic yield loss and minimize environmental effects of repeated insecticidal applications. When all or most of the tactics described have been incorporated into a unified control strategy or program, yield loss by this damaging pest has been minimized and profitability maintained.

Recommended Citation

Catchot, A. L.; Gore, D.; and Musser, F. (2014) "A Multi-Tactical Approach to Managing Tarnished Plant Bugs in the Mississippi Delta Region," Midsouth Entomologist: Vol. 7: No. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/midsouthent/vol7/iss2/3