Cotton Boll Weevil An Evaluation of USDA Programs : a Report (1981) / Chapter Skim
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APPENDIX A: USDA DEFINITIONS OF ALTERNATIVE BELTWIDE COTTON INSECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OPTIONS
APPENDIX A: USDA DEFINITIONS OF ALTERNATIVE BELTWIDE COTTON INSECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OPTIONS
Pages 104-107
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Dispause and pinhead square treatments would be specified as recommended technology. The criterion for an effective program is to maintain the midseason population of boll weevils below treatment levels on 90 percent or more of the acreage prior to onset of Heliothis pressure.
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Examples of areas where diapause and/or pinhead square treatments are not commonly needed include north Alabama, some areas in the Mississippi Delta, Upper Concho area of Texas, and north Oklahoma. To implement both options under the OPM-I program, additional extension personnel and funds would be required to provide technical information and educational guidance in the management of boll weevils and other cotton insects.
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includes eradication of the boll weevil as a major component. The beltwide eradication component would use the technology proven by the North Carolina trial and ongoing research.
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The beltwide eradication component would use the technology proven by the North Carolina trial and ongoing research. The eradication component remains essentially the same as in OPM-NI-BWE, but there are no provisions for additional staffing or funding of CES programs prior to, during, or following eradication.
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