However, in india only 162 species have been recorded, among which 1415 species may be called as major pests due to their occurrence in serious proportions almost every year 5. Variations in insect distribu tion and activity are important factors for consideration in the development of economical and effective insectpest management and control programs. Not only will the readers be acquainted with the pests, their damaging potential and their life cycle but also with the latest methods of managements including ecofriendly. Nowadays, production of cotton is very low, and issues of yield. The insect pests spectrum of cotton is quite complex and as many as 26 species of insect pests have been listed on this crop. For assisstance with insect identification and management in kentucky, bring questions and specimens directly to your local county extension office. Free how to download pdf books full guide course outline. This is cotton insects publications page of the arizona crop information site. Control of cotton insect and mite pests in subtropical.
North carolina state university raleigh, north carolina introduction the intent of tllis chapter is to set the stage for this monograph by providing a summary of key events leading to the stateoftheart of insect and mite pests in cotton. The major cotton insect pests among cotton growing zones in. A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another usually larger organism. Managing for earliness is particularly important to producers along the northern edge of the cotton belt. Cotton insect management guide teaching, research, extension and service. Abstractpushpull strategies involve the behavioral manipulation of insect pests and their natural enemies via the integration of stimuli that act to make the protected resource unattractive or unsuitable to the pests push. A few pests are relatively new andor are of concern to cettain geographic areas, such as thrips, or in north carolina, the european com borer. Insects and pests management in cotton crop krishisewa. There are many valid techniques that can be used to assess the impact of insects in a field of cotton. Chapter 6 the present and future role of insectresistant genetically modified cotton in ipm steven e. One of the key constraints to establishing effective pest management approaches for smallholder farmers is the lack of adequate information about farmers knowledge, perceptions and practices in pest management.
While the perspective of insect pests is largely indian and south east asian in context, the book does deal with globally problematic pests, particularly polyphagous ones. University of californias official guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and. Bee species comparison castes of bees bee behaviour and bee dance. Cotton pest scouting and management 5 adjacent cotton.
South carolina pest management handbook for field crops 2018 109 cotton insect management jeremy k. Pdf cotton pests and the actual strategies for their management. Growers must be prepared to scout and prevent injury from insects in sorghum. Insect pests can be a major limiting factor in grain sorghum production in georgia. South carolina pest management handbook for field crops 2017 105 cotton insect management jeremy k.
This publication provides information on the biology and management of sorghum pests. However, a proper insect pest management program will minimize losses to insects and ensure appropriate insecticide use. Many cotton pests rely on volunteer cotton and weed hosts prior to migrating into cotton fields. General descriptions of damage and recommendations. There are hundreds of insect and mite species that are potential cotton pests.
Cotton ipm and its current status hyalipennis costa are potential late season pests in the rainfed tracts of central zone, but have never deserved any control measures from farmers as their damage is qualitative. It belongs to family cicadellidae and order homoptera. Some useful insects of cotton besides harmful insects numerous beneficial insects and arthropod species can be found in cotton fields attacking pest species. Insect pest management in cotton cotton production wiley. This publication highlights the potential benefits of managing a cotton crop for earliness and the management practices which encourage timely maturity and harvest. Many chemicals will control armyworms but their effectiveness is often dependent on good penetration and control may be more difficult in highyielding thick canopy crops, particularly when larvae. It is important to recognize the impact of these natural. South carolina pest management handbook for field crops. Pest management principles the term integrated pest management ipm, a philosophy used in designing disease, insect, mite, and weed pest control programs, helps avoid economic losses from pests, optimize production and. Insect pests of cotton and their management request pdf. The cotton pest management guide 201920 is the industrys premium resource for insect, mite and weed control, disease prevention, biosecurity and spray application information.
Chapter 6 the present and future role of insectresistant. Boll weevil adult boll weevils have long snouts for puncturing squares. Request pdf insect pests of cotton and their management cotton is a cash and industrial crop in many parts of the world. Pdf on jun 19, 2009, ujagir r and others published insect pests and their management find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. An insect parasite requires only one host to develop to the adult stage, which is free living. Natural enemies of some insect pests of cotton in intertropical africa. Creontiades nymphs are similar in appearance to cotton fleahopper but are generally larger and have red stippling on their antennae through the 3rd instar. This book is intended for use by extension workers, growers and the agrochemical industry in developing pest management systems and should also be of value to postgraduate students. Distribution, nature of damage, life history of important key pests of crops and their management strategies are outlined hereunder. This includes proper sampling, limiting insecticide usage, timing applications correctly, choosing the right compound, and ideally, avoiding having to treat for lygus at all by implementing lygus action thresholds. Whitefly management in arizona cotton 2006 506, pdf file. You will find researchbased publications dealing with the many insect pests of cotton in arizona.
Insect pest that sucksap from cotton are found on the. Sharma3, lewis wilson4, and kongming wu5 abstract transgenic cottons producing cry toxins from bacillus thuringiensis bt provide for control of lepidopteran pests and were first commercially grown in australia, mexico and the usa in 1996. Guide to earliness management in shortseason cotton production. Cotton jassid cotton jassid is a major sucking insect pest of cotton with scientific name amrasca biguttula ishida. Topics include description and life cycle, injury, scouting and managment. Review of the current status of insecticide resistance in insect pests of cotton and their management ghulam hussain mallah senior scientific officer, entomology. The purpose of this guide is to provide florida cotton growers a selected set of options for integrated pest management ipm of arthropods insects and mites in their fields. Suggested insecticidesmiticides for managing cotton pests. Thrips have a generation egg to adult turnover of approximately two to three weeks with several generations occurring each year. Pb 1830 guide to earliness management in shortseason. Yearround ipm program for cotton 5 preplant to planting. Cutworms are earlyseason pests that damage cotton by reducing plant stand densities below optimum levels. Cotton production is challenged worldwide by a diversity of arthropod pests that require management to.
Introduction insectpest management and control the. The increase in sap sucking pests in recent times in genetically modified cotton hybrids is found to be due to poor adoption integrated pest management. Insect pests of field crops and their management department of. Monitoring plant growth and development is an important aspect of crop management, maximizing yield potential and. The rate of reproduction of insects varies, but in general a great reproductive potential is characteristic of most species. In the early 50s integrated pest management ipm was key to several bayer. Information is given on farmers control practices, their perceptions of insect damage and the effectiveness of control. For example, traditional ploughing tillage turns the soil and buries crop residue and weeds before the seed bed is. Louisiana insect pest management guide lsu agcenter. Therefore, frequent and careful scouting for insect pests and beneficial insects is critical for successful cotton production. To improve biosecurity measures on your farm, include exotic pests when undertaking routine pest surveillance activities. Before planting cotton, consider the proximity to sensitive areas e. Insect pests of cotton are classified as sucking pests boll worms defoliators root stem feeders or. In the lengthy bearing period of cotton, it is often damaged by various plant diseases and insect pests.
Integrated pest management of cotton in punjab, india. Crop pests and stored grain pests and their management pdf. Soil management mechanical, physical and cultural crop protection methods prevent or minimize pests as well as reduce their buildup and carryover from one crop to another. Mf2674 cotton insect management 2019 ksre bookstore.
Insect pest management in cotton insect pest management in sorghum. Insecticides for cotton insect management publications to assist producers with their choices. All of these pests would have serious consequences should they enter and become established in australia. In areas of high insect pressure or increasing populations, twiceaweek scouting is recommended. A random sample of 90 small scale cotton growers was selected and interviewed in three target areas, to investigate the perceptions of farmers towards cotton insect pest management in zambia. Cotton crops have received enormous amounts of insecticides since their first use in agricultural production systems. It affected several rice fields in southwest louisiana and southeast texas in 2004. At present yielding condition, the economic loss of cotton will be 5 %15 % due to plant. Greene, researchextension entomologist insect pests are major limiting factors in producing cotton in south carolina. Parasites of insects, termed parasitoids, are a special group of parasites since they kill their host. Pdf insect pests and their management researchgate. Female thrips are each capable of laying 250 eggs during a two to threeweek period. Cotton bollworms are the most destructive group of insects found on cotton in all cotton growing areas of the world.
In the 1970s cotton growers made certain adjustments in their fanning practices. Crop pests and stored grain pests and their management language. Biological control insect and mite infestations are often held below damaging levels by weather, inadequate food sources and natural enemies such as disease, predators and parasites. Farmers perceptions of cotton pests and their management. The management of these pests is strategized through integrated pest management. Hundreds of species of insects may be found in cotton, but only a limited number of those species are economically important.
These beneficial species attack the egg, immature larval. Expected occurrence of insect and mite pests in cotton crop growth stage common pests occasional pests emergence to 1st square thrips, wireworms aphids, spider. Information about other pests of cotton is available from the cotton industry page on the plant health australia website. Creontiades plant bug creontiades nymphs are similar in appearance to cotton fleahopper but are generally larger and have red stippling on their antennae through the 3rd instar. Major insect pests of cotton the main or major insect pests of cotton that cause economic loss to this crop are given below with their scientific names, order and family name. The results on incidence of sucking pests and bollworms, number of sprays and seed cotton yield in ipm vs gss are presented in tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the year 2002, 03, 04 and 2005, respectively.
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