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Feb 2016Zika is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Zika was not identified as a global health concern until 2015, when an outbreak in Brazil was linked to a dramatic increase in cases of babies born with microcephaly. Currently, Zika cases are occurring in many countries.
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Feb 2016One of the highest priorities of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is protecting children’s health from unnecessary exposure to pesticides.
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Jan 2016Pesticide labels contain a lot of information and can be overwhelming. But reading and understanding pesticide labels is essential to ensuring safe and effectiveuse of pesticides. Further, it is a federal crime to use a pesticide in any way that is not consistent with label instructions.
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Jun 2015Insecticide resistance threatens economic and effective pest control, especially when chemistries are used to target a common pest across multiple crops such as whiteflies. Difficulty in discovery of new chemistries and increasing costs of regulation of new chemistries make it essential that we preserve and extend the life of the currently available modes of action through integrated resistance management (IRM) programs.
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Jul 2014Learn more about the relationship between 4 key predators and whitefly bio-control in the cotton system.
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Jun 2014Orius spp. (Family Anthocoridae) are valuable natural enemies in cotton and abundant throughout the season. These predators have a large impact on various cotton pests and can be used as an indicator of the natural enemy community's ability to suppress whiteflies.
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Jun 2014Beetles in the genus Collops are valuable predators in cotton. These generalist predators prey upon many cotton pests and can be used as an indicator of the natural enemy community's ability to suppress whiteflies.
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Jun 2014Spiders can play an important role in Arizona crop fields, contributing to the biological control of pest insects. Crab Spiders, Misumenops celer, are particularly good indicators of the natural enemy community's ability to suppress whiteflies.
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Jun 2014Two species of big-eyed bugs (genus Geocoris) prey on many pest species in cotton and other Arizona crops, providing
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Jun 2013Root knot nematode is the only economically important nematode pest of cotton. This IPM Short describes how to sample soils for the presence of this pest.
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Feb 2013Dinitroaniline (DNA or "yellow") preemergence residual herbicide at the beginning of the cotton season provides a foundation for season-long weed management. The discovery of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in central Arizona last year underscores the importance of diversity in weed control tactics. This short outlines effective use practices for DNA herbicides.
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Aug 2012Brown Stink Bugs (BSB), rarely economic pests of Arizona cotton, are widely reported this year and can be quite damaging. Arizona research confirms that sweep net sampling is ineffective for assessing BSB levels! This IPM Short provides very effective sampling procedures. Management guidelines for AZ are unavailable, but stink bug efficacy information from the Southeastern U.S. is included for consideration.
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Aug 2012Fuera del Radar, Escondidas en el Follaje Chinches Apestosas Cafés en Algodón de Arizona (PDF, 2 MB)A Spanish language version of "Under the Radar, Deep in the Canopy Brown Stink Bugs in Arizona Cotton"
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Jul 2012This is a guide to terminating Lygus Controls. It aims to help you know when you should consider stopping your chemical control.
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Jul 2012¿Aplicar o No Aplicar?, He Ahí el Dilema Guía para finalizar el control de Lygus
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Jul 2012Information on using selective control to protect both the environment and the user.
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Jul 2012An illustrated guide to the rapid and efficient sampling of sweetpotato whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) in cotton.
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Jul 2012Una guía ilustrada a la rápida toma de muestras de camote mosca blanca.
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Jul 2012A Spanish language translation of
Keeping Cotton Green!"