UNITED STATES / MEXICO PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM

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UNITED STATES / MEXICO PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION
PROGRAM
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PBW PROGRAM IS BEING CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL PINK BOLLWORM ACTION
COMMITTEE AND AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
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Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.
Bi-Lateral Plan
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Containment/Suppression
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1. Mapping (GPS)
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Field Locations
• Acreage
• Cotton Types
• (Bt vs. Non-Bt)
• ELISA test

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2. Detection
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.
Trap.Standard delta Density.Variable-ba
sed on cotton type guidelines
Data..Downloaded via
bar code scanners
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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

1. Uniform Planting Harvesting
2. Timely Stalk Destruction
3. Burial of Crop Residues

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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

1. Highly Encouraged
2. Monitor for Resistance
3. EPAs Refuge Requirements

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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

1. Hand-Applied High Rate
2. Sprayable Formulations

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

200 moths per acre/day
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3. Control
Pink Bollworm Eradication Plan in the U.S.

• Cultural Practices
• Bt Transgenic Cotton
• Mating Disruption (Pheromone)
• Sterile PBW Moth Releases
• Limited Insecticide

Only w/ Larval Infestations
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AREAS
ARIZONA WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TREATMENT AREAS
PROGRAM WILL MOVE PROGRESSIVELY FROM EAST TO WEST
AREA 1
AREA 2
AREA 3