Insect Control/Disease
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Boll-Rot Watch is on in the Mid-South
Bloomberg Cotton crops in the Mississippi River Delta, a main U.S. growing region, will get more rain at the end…
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EPA Approves Bollgard Phase Out Program
The U.S. EPA has approved an amendment to the registration of Bollgard cotton that will allow the planting of Bollgard…
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ICAC Develops Method of Detecting Bug Resistance
via the International News The International Cotton Advisory Committee has developed a single-step, easy-to-use dip-strip to detect insecticide-resistant cotton bollworms,…
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Program Expands to Entomology
The Cotton Incorporated Fellow’s (CIF) Program has been very successful in attracting, training and placing young scientists in cotton breeding…
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Stink Bugs Bring Late-Season Fireworks
After viewing the July 4th fireworks, cotton growers in the Southeast start watching for something a lot less enjoyable –…
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AgriThority Adds Dr. Neil Forrester
AgriThority LLC, an independent field and clinical data-through-delivery product and market development company specializing in crop and animal agriculture, horticulture…
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Bt Cotton Reduces Pesticide Use in India
Fiber2Fashion After the introduction of Bt cotton, use of pesticides for cotton crops in India been greatly reduced, though not…
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Insects Expose Chink in Armor of GM Cotton
From nature.com Laboratory studies suggest that it may be possible for insects to overcome two disparate toxins produced by genetically…
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A Contradiction In Terms
If/then” statements are one the basics of computer programming: If this situation exists, then this action will result. “If/then” statements…
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Spider Mites: A Season Long Concern
To control spider mites in cotton, you have to hit them hard and hit them early, say growers in one…