SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: S1017 : Improved Systems for Management of Economically-Important Arthropod Pests Attacking Pecan
- Period Covered: 10/01/2008 to 09/01/2009
- Date of Report: 04/14/2010
- Annual Meeting Dates: 03/07/2010 to 03/07/2010
Participants
Cottrell, Ted, Georgia, USDA-ARS; Dutcher, Jim, Georgia, University of Georgia; Ellington, Joe, New Mexico, New Mexico State University; Goff, Bill, Alabama, Auburn University; Hall, Michael, Louisiana, Louisiana State University; Harris, Marvin, Texas, Texas A&M University; Nunez, Humberto, Mexico, INIFAB; Ree, Bill, Texas, Texas A&M University; Shapiro-Ilan, David, Georgia, USDA-ARS
Accomplishments
Impacts
Publications
Behle, R.W., Compton, D.L., Lazlo, J.A., Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Oil-based formulations for UV protection of Beauveria bassiana conidia. J. Econ. Entomol. In Press. Accepted 6-25-2009.
Cottrell, T. E. and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan. Naturally occurring pathogens and invasive insects, In A.E. Hajek, T.R. Glare and M. OCallaghan (eds.) Use of Microbes for Control and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods. Springer Science+Business Media B. V. pp. 19-32. 2009.
Dutcher, J. D., G. Esendugue Fonsah and W. G. Hudson. 2009. Integration of bifenazate and western predatory mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for control of pecan leaf scorch mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) in pecan orchards. J. Entomol. Sci. 44(2): 98-110.
Williams, R. N., D. S. Fickle, P. S. Grewel and J. Dutcher. 2010. Field efficacy against the grape root borer, Vitacea polistiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) and persistence of Heterorhabditis zealandica and H. bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) in vineyards. Biological Control (in press) doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.11.004.
Dutcher, J. D., L. Wells, T. B. Brenneman and M. G. Patterson. 2010. Integration of insect and mite, disease, and weed management to improve pecan production. IN A. Ciancio and K. G. Mukerji (eds.) Integrated Pest and Disease Management vol. 5. Springer Publishers. Dordrecht, The Netherlands. (Invited Book Chapter, accepted March 2009, in press).
Dutcher, J. D. 2009. Matching the reproductive capacity of the pest to the efficacy of the pest control method. The Pecan Grower 20(3): 24-27.
Dutcher, J. D. 2009. Tips for insect control in 2009. The Pecan Grower 20(4): 50-51.
Dutcher, J. D. 2010. Hickory shuckworm control with insecticide sprays, 2007-2009. Arthropod Management Tests 35 (D): (in press).
Dutcher, J. D. and W. G. Hudson. 2010. Pecan leaf scorch mite control with miticides, 2009. Arthropod Management Tests 35(D): (in press).
Dutcher, J. D., Haider Karar and Ghulam Abbas. 2010. Efficacy of two insecticides for control of foliage-feeding aphids of pecan. Arthropod Management Tests (in press).
Dutcher, J. D. and W. G. Hudson. 2009. Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Pecans. Research Report. 17 p.
Hall, M. J. and K. S. Burnham. 2009. Control of hickory shuckworm in a commercial pecan
orchard with selected insecticides, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests 2009, vol. 34.
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Hall, M. J. and K. S. Burnham. 2009. Control of pecan nut casebearer in a commercial pecan
orchard with selected insecticides, 2008. Arthropod Management Tests 2009, vol. 34.
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Hudson, W. G., D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, W. A. Gardner, T. E. Cottrell and R. W. Behle. Integrating biological control into pecan weevil management: a sustainable approach. Web publication soon to be available at Agricultural Innovations: (www.sare.org/publications/factsheet). 2009. In press. (Extension publication)
Ni, X., K. Da, G. D. Buntin, T. E. Cottrell, P. G. Tillman, D. M. Olson, R. Powell, Jr., R. D. Lee, J. P. Wilson and B. T. Scully. 2010. Economic injury Level of Brown Stink Bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) damage on Bt-corn ears. J. Econ. Entomol. In press
Riddick, E. W., T. E. Cottrell and K. A. Kidd. 2009. Natural enemies of the Coccinellidae: Parasites, pathogens, and parasitoids. Biol. Cont. 51: 306
Riddick, E. W. and T. E. Cottrell. 2010. Is the prevalence and intensity of the ectoparasitic fungus Hesperomyces virescens related to the abundance of entomophagous coccinellids? Bull. Insectology. In press
Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., W. A. Gardner, T. E. Cottrell, J. Leland, and R. W. Behle. 2009. Mortality and mycosis of adult Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) following application of Metarhizium anisopliae: Laboratory and field trials. Journal of Entomological Science. 44, 24-36.
Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., T. E. Cottrell, W. A. Gardner, R. W. Behle, B. Ree, and M. Harris. 2009. Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi in suppressing pecan weevil, Curculio caryae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in commercial pecan orchards. Southwestern Entomologist. 34: 111-120.
Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., Reilly, C. C, and Hotchkiss, M. W. 2008. Testing the potential to suppress pecan diseases using byproducts from bacteria. Pecan Grower 19 (3): 20-25.
Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. and Nyczepir, A. P. 2008. Using good nematodes to kill bad nematodes: Applications of entomopathogenic nematodes for control of the pecan root-knot nematode. Pecan Grower 20 (1): 36-39.
Shapiro-Ilan, D. I., T. E. Cottrell, M. A. Jackson, and B. W. Wood. 2009. The ability of insect-killing fungi to kill pecan aphids under laboratory conditions. The Pecan Grower. 20(3): 18-21.
Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Gardner, W.A., Cottrell, T.E., Behle, R.W., Hudson, W.G., and Wood, B.W. 2009. A comparison of application methods for suppressing the pecan weevil using beneficial fungi Pecan Grower 21(1): 20-24.
Shapiro-Ilan, D.I., Cottrell, T.E., Reilly, C., Hotchkiss, M., and Wood, B. 2009. Alternative Pest Control Research. 2009 Proceedings of the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association. 102: 50-61.
Tillman, P. G., J. R. Aldrich, A. Khrimian and T. E. Cottrell. 2010. Pheromone attraction and cross-attraction of Nezara, Acrosternum, and Euschistus spp. stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in the field. Environ. Entomol. In press.
Y. Chen, X. Ni, T. E. Cottrell, B. W. Wood, and G. D. Buntin. 2009. Black Pecan Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Feeding Affects Oxidase and Hydrolase Activities in Pecan Leaves. J. Econ. Entomol. 102: 1262-1269.