Research Project:
BELTWIDE COLLECTION OF BOLLWORM AND TOBACCO BUDWORM MOTHS IN TRAPS FOR MONITORING STUDIES OF TOLERANCE AND RESISTANCE IN BT COTTON
Location: Southern Insect Management Research Unit
Project Number: 6402-22000-047-19
Project Type:
Specific Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jun 09, 2003
End Date: Dec 31, 2007
Objective:
To collect populations of the cotton bollworm and tobacco budworm to be evaluated for resistance to Bt insecticides.
Approach:
At each of 20 sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia adult moths of the tobacco budworm and cotton bollworm will be collected and sent to USDA-ARS-SIMRU during the entire 2003 growing season.
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