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HENNEBERRY, THOMAS |
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Submitted to: Research Signpost: Recent Research Developments in Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 11/7/2003 Publication Date: 12/1/2003 Citation: HENNEBERRY, T.J. HISTORY OF PINK BOLLWORM (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE) CONTROL IN THE SOUTHWESTERN COTTON GROWING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF TRANSGENIC (BT) COTTON ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. RESEARCH SIGNPOST: RECENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 2003. 111-132 Interpretive Summary: The pink bollworm (PBW) has been a key pest in the cotton growing areas of Arizona and southern California for almost 40 years. Control costs and lint yield and quality losses have been excessive. PBW is also found in almost every cotton growing country of the world. Extensive research has been conducted by many scientists in the United States, Mexico, and in numerous other countries. Much information has been gathered on PBW distribution, biology, ecology, physiology and genetics. Ecologically-oriented integrated pest management (IPM) approaches using one or more environmentally compatible technology components have been developed that are effective on cooperative farm and small community action level programs. The host plant resistance IPM component was made a reality with incorporation of the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki Berliner (Bt) that controls production of Bt insect toxic protein in cotton plants. This breakthrough provided the cohesive IPM element that gave stability to PBW-IPM and increased the margin of probability for successfully implementing areawide PBW management with the ultimate goal of eradication from infested areas. Technical Abstract: The pink bollworm (PBW), Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), has been a key pest in the cotton, Gossypium spp. growing areas of Arizona and southern California for almost 40 years. Control costs and lint yield and quality losses have been excessive. PBW is also found in almost every cotton growing country of the world. Extensive research has been conducted by many scientists in the United States, Mexico, and in numerous other countries. Much information has been gathered on PBW distribution, biology, ecology, physiology and genetics. Ecologically-oriented integrated pest management (IPM) approaches using one or more environmentally compatible technology components have been developed that are effective on cooperative farm and small community action level programs. The host plant resistance IPM component was made a reality with incorporation of the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki Berliner (Bt) that controls production of Bt insect toxic protein in cotton plants. This breakthrough provided the cohesive IPM element that gave stability to PBW-IPM and increased the margin of probability for successfully implementing areawide PBW management with the ultimate goal of eradication from infested areas. |
