PMSP for Cotton in the Midsouth

Priorities

Category Rank Pest Type Pest Crop Stage Priority
Extension/Outreach 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Growers need to be educated on the scouting procedures for transgenic versus nontransgenic cotton.
Extension/Outreach 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Increased educational efforts are needed to help growers with pest identification.
Extension/Outreach 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot More training tools (web-based, fact sheets, training modules, etc.) need to be developed for stakeholders.
Extension/Outreach 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve information management system to better use farm records for making decisions – 21st century recordkeeping system integrated with crop, pests, costs, history, etc.
Regulatory 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Economic issues related to pest management (ex. cost-benefits analysis) and resistance management in transgenics versus non-transgenic cotton varieties need to be evaluated.
Regulatory 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot It is extremely important to maintain aerial applications on labels for cotton pesticides.
Regulatory 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Address Worker Protection Standard occupational exposure issues for chemicals used in cotton production.
Regulatory 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Address environmental issues related to pest management in cotton.
Regulatory 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot The efficiency of the current Section 18 registration process needs to be evaluated.
Regulatory 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Utilize strategies to take advantage of normal weather patterns.
Research 1 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Pest thresholds need to be reevaluated in light of the increased use of transgenic cotton varieties.
Research 2 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Plant development indices are needed for integrating crop management practices. Need all disciplines to agree on these indices.
Research 3 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Examine drift issues, including non-target effects.
Research 4 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot What are the conditions that favor outbreaks of cotton pests?
Research 5 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Improve the development and delivery of application technology.
Research 6 All 6- to 12-Inch Shoot Utilize strategies to take advantage of normal weather patterns.