APMRU
Biology, Ecology and Management of the Boll Weevil
Aerial Application Technology For Crop Production And Protection
Neuropeptide Mimics for Control of Veterinary Arthropod Pests
Areawide Management for Corn Earworm, Corn Rootworm & Other Field Crop Pests
Biology and Ecology of Crop Pests Emphasizing Areawide Suppression of Boll Weevil and Corn Earworm
Biology And Ecology Of Crop Pests Emphasizing Area-Wide Suppression Of Boll Weevil And Corn Earworm
Objectives:
Develop new and improved methods of controlling boll weevil and secondary pest populations in conjunction with the Boll Weevil Eradication Program
Determine the impact of pest ecology, population dynamics, and interactions on implementation of areawide suppression
Current Research
Effects of different tillage systems in irrigated cotton on population dynamics of boll weevil
Chemical termination of cotton stalks
Evaluate regrowth control strategies with remote sensing technology???
Colonization patterns of the boll weevil in Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas cotton during the growing season
Assess cotton yield loss from boll weevil damage with yield monitoring
Effects of female boll weevil size on feeding, oviposition, and progeny
Effects of different temperatures on oviposition and development of the boll weevil
Effects of neem-based insecticides on beet armyworm.
Effects of planting date on boll weevil injury and spray applications
???Boll weevil transport to and survival in cotton gin
???Developing microsatellite markers for boll weevil
???Boll weevil gene flow estimates between the Valley and the Kingsville area
???Age estimates of boll weevil adults collected in defoliated cotton
Effects of tillage timing on boll weevil populations in fallow cotton fields
Trap captures in spring and fall near different habitat types
Effects of square and boll burial on boll weevil survival
Effects of neem on beet armyworm
Effects guayule extract on boll weevils
Effects of guayule on beet armyworms
Effects of aging beet armyworm sex pheromone
Effects of planting date on boll weevil injury and spray application
Time of square abscission and boll weevil emergence in the field
Effect of pre-emptive spraying for boll weevils on cotton yield
Impact of defoliant-insecticide tank mixing on boll weevil populations
Nutritional value of cotton plants for beet armyworm related to age of the cotton plant
Boll weevil colonization patterns in cotton fields