Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Catchot, Angus L., Jr.
Committee Member
Gore, Jeffrey
Committee Member
Dodds, Darrin M.
Committee Member
Cook, Donald R.
Committee Member
Musser, Fred R.
Date of Degree
5-7-2016
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Entomology
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Abstract
Neonicotinoid seed treatments are widely used and highly effective against early season insect pests of all row crops throughout the Mid-South region of the United States. An analysis was performed to determine the value of neonicotinoid seed treatments across multiple trials in soybean, Glycine max L.; corn, Zea mays L.; cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.; and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L. production systems across the mid-southern region. Neonicotinoid seed treatments provided significant yield and economic increases when utilized the majority of the time. A second experiment was performed to determine the value of various insecticide classes when utilized in an overall systems approach when managing cotton insect pest in the Delta and Hills region of Mississippi. When all classes of insecticides were used in rotation, significant yield and economic benefits were observed in the Delta Region compared to treatment scenarios where some insecticide classes were omitted.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17582
Recommended Citation
North, John Hartley, "Impact of Neonicotinoids in Mid-South Row Crop Systems" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 2600.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2600