A PMSP for Cotton Production in Texas

Source

Title	A PMSP for Cotton Production in Texas
PDF Document	https://ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/documents/pmsps/TXCotton.pdf
Source Type	Pest Management Strategic Plans
Source Date	08/01/2005
Settings	Cotton
Region	Southern
States	Texas

Executive Summary

PDF

https://ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/documents/pmsps/TXCotton.pdf

Settings/Crops

Priorities

Category	Rank	Pest Type	Pest	Crop Stage	Priority
Extension/Outreach	1	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Educate growers and applicators on proper sprayer calibration and cleanout procedures
Extension/Outreach	2	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Educate growers and applicators on drift management
Extension/Outreach	3	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Educate growers on proper identification of herbicide misapplication and environmental effects that have been misidentified as herbicide resistance
Extension/Outreach	4	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Emphasize importance of residual herbicides for managing weed resistance/shifts in herbicide-tolerant varieties
Extension/Outreach	5	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Educate growers and scouts on proper scouting methods for stink bugs
Extension/Outreach	6	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Preserve and expand the positions of Extension Agents-IPM and District Specialists as local resources for cotton producers
Extension/Outreach	7	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Preserve and develop producer input and cooperation to provide direction and goals for Extension Agents-IPM and District Specialists to develop education programs
Extension/Outreach	8	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Develop web-based educational resources for county producers and other significant interest groups
Extension/Outreach	9	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Publish success stories and stakeholder support for extension positions in county and district positions
Extension/Outreach	10	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Improve information network among county, district, and state research and extension personnel
Regulatory	1	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Address grower concerns over rising technology fees for transgenic varieties as well as future availability of conventional varieties
Regulatory	2	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Maintain registrations of other herbicides for resistance management in view of widespread use of herbicide-tolerant varieties
Regulatory	3	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Alleviate current high costs of registration and re-registration of limited acreage herbicides that remain valuable to producers
Regulatory	4	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Maintain registration of 2,4-D as invaluable tool for crop destruction, volunteer, and pre-plant weed control
Regulatory	5	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate the impact of online pesticide sales on geographical sales reporting
Regulatory	6	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Maintain registrations of older insecticides such as dicrotophos in spite of decreasing use
Regulatory	7	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Preserve insecticides necessary to eradicate boll weevil and pink bollworm from affected areas of Texas
Regulatory	8	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Maintain availability of seed treatment chemicals
Research	1	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate economics of conventional vs. transgenic weed control systems
Research	2	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate the potential for and/or extent of increased weed resistance/shifts as a result of single herbicide use over multiple years
Research	3	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Develop programs for potential weed resistance management
Research	4	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate the efficacy and value of in-season plant growth regulators (PGRs)
Research	5	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate the efficacy and value of end of season PGRs and defoliants
Research	6	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Identify and evaluate tools for managing cotton root rot
Research	7	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Amplify research on pests that transgenic crops do not control such as plant bugs and stink bugs
Research	8	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Examine and re-examine economic thresholds and sub-threshold infestation levels for insect pests under various production systems
Research	9	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Identify desirable transgenic traits for commercial research and development
Research	10	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Evaluate seed treatment chemicals and coated seed technology to reduce costs and optimize profitability
Research	11	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Investigate sources of resistance to bacterial blight
Research	12	All		6- to 12-Inch Shoot	Protect and expand the positions of Extension Agents-IPM and District Specialists to conduct research on cotton pest management.

Chemical Controls

Fumigant

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	RAC
1,3-dichloropropene			542-75-6	29001

Fungicide

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	FRAC
azoxystrobin			131860-33-	128810
bacillus subtilis strain cx-9060			68038-70-0	16480
captan			133-06-2	81301
carboxin			5234-68-4	90201
chloroneb			2675-77-6	27301
chloropicrin			76-06-2	81501
etridiazole			2593-15-9	84701
fludioxonil			131341-86-	71503
iprodione			36734-19-7	109801
mancozeb			8018-01-7	14504
mefenoxam			70630-17-0	113502
metalaxyl			57837-19-1	113501
myclobutanil			88671-89-0	128857
pcnb (= pentachloronitrobenzene)			2593-15-9	56502
tcmtb			21564-17-0	35603
triadimenol			55219-65-3	127201
trichoderma harzianum			67892-31-3	119202

Herbicide

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	HRAC
2,4-d dimethylamine salt			2008-39-1	30019
bromoxynil			1689-84-5	35301
carfentrazone-ethyl			128639-02-	128712
clethodim			99129-21-2	121011
clomazone			81777-89-1	125401
diuron			330-54-1	35505
dsma			5967-62-4	13802
fenoxaprop			66441-23-4	128701
fluazifop			69806-50-4	122805
flumioxazin			141490-50-	129034
fluometuron			2164-17-2	35503
glufosinate			77182-82-2	128850
glyphosate			1071-83-6	417300
lactofen			83513-60-4	128888
linuron			330-55-2	35506
msma			2163-80-6	13803
norflurazon			27314-13-2	105801
oxyfluorfen			42874-03-3	111601
paraquat i			2074-50-2	61602
pendimethalin			40487-42-1	108501
prometryn			7287-19-6	80805
pyraflufen-ethyl			129630-19-	30090
pyrithiobac			123343-16-	78905
quizalofop			76578-14-8	128711
s-metolachlor			87392-12-9	108800
sethoxydim			74051-80-2	121001
thifensulfuron			79277-27-3	128845
tribenuron			101200-48-	128887
trifloxysulfuron-sodium			290332-10-	119009
trifluralin			1582-09-8	36101

Insecticide

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	IRAC
acephate			30560-19-1	103301
amitraz			33089-61-1	106201
azinphos-methyl			86-50-0	58001
bifenthrin			83322-02-5	128825
chlorpyrifos			2921-88-2	59101
cyfluthrin			68359-37-5	128831
cypermethrin			52315-07-8	109702
deltamethrin			66841-25-6	97805
dicofol			115-32-2	10501
dicrotophos			141-66-2	35201
dimethoate			60-51-5	35001
disulfoton			298-04-4	32501
emamectin benzoate			155569-91-	122806
endosulfan			115-29-7	79401
esfenvalerate			66323-04-4	109303
fenpropathrin			39515-41-8	127901
gossyplure			50933-33-0	114103
imidacloprid			138261-41-	129099
indoxacarb			173584-44-	67710
lambda-cyhalothrin			91465-08-6	128897
malathion (no inert use)			121-75-5	57701
methamidophos			10265-92-6	101201
methomyl			27519-02-4	90301
methoxyfenozide			161050-58-	121027
methyl parathion			298-00-0	53501
oxamyl			23135-22-0	103801
phorate			298-02-2	57201
profenofos			41198-08-7	111401
propargite			2312-35-8	97601
pyriproxyfen			95737-68-1	129032
spinosad			168316-95-	110003
tebufenozide			112410-23-	129026
thiamethoxam			153719-23-	60109
thiodicarb			59669-26-0	114501
tralomethrin			66841-25-6	121501
zeta-cypermethrin			Unknown	129064

Miticide

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	RAC
thiram			137-26-8	79801

Nematicide

Active Ingredient	Description	Brands	CAS	PC	Pests	REI (hrs)	PHI (days)	RAC
abamectin			71751-41-2	122804
aldicarb			116-06-3	98301
carbofuran			1563-66-2	90601
fenamiphos			22224-92-6	100601
metam-sodium			137-42-8	39003

Timelines