Projects

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF PESTS AFFECTING COTTON: PLANT GENETICS, BIOCONTROL, AND NOVEL METHODS OF PEST ESTIMATION Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 409132

Publications

Comparisons of boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pheromone traps with and without kill strips - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-Oct-08)

Host-free Survival of Boll Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Two Regions of Texas. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Sappington, T.W., and Rummel, D.R. 2008. Host-free Survival of Boll Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Two Regions of Texas. Southwest Entomol. 33: 151-152.

Beauveria bassiana Activity Against Lygus hesperus at Low Temperatures. - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Spurgeon, D.W., and Hudson, N.D. 2008. Beauveria bassiana Activity Against Lygus hesperus at Low Temperatures. Proc. Beltwide Cotton conf., National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN. pp. 1316-1321.

Seasonal patterns in host-free survival of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the subtropics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W. 2008. Seasonal patterns in host-free survival of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the subtropics. Journal of Entomological Science. 43(1):13-26.

Supercooling in the adult boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) relative to physiological condition and diet - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Suh, C.P., Spurgeon, D.W. 2007. Supercooling in the adult boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) relative to physiological condition and diet. Journal of Entomological Science. 42:320-328.

DIEL PATTERNS OF PHEROMONE PRODUCTION IN THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2007. Diel patterns of pheromone production in the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Entomological Science. 42:250-260.

BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) ADULT DIAPAUSE RESPONSES TO SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL AND DIETARY CONDITIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Raulston, J.R. 2006. Boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adult diapause responses to selected environmental and dietary conditions. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99:1085-1100.

HOST-FREE SURVIVAL OF BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) PREVIOUSLY FED VEGETATIVE-STAGE REGROWTH COTTON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Suh, C.P., Spurgeon, D.W. 2006. Host-free survival of boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) previously fed vegetative-stage regrowth cotton. Journal of Entomological Science. 41:277-284.

CAPTURES OF BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN TRAPS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT HABITATS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Raulston, J.R. 2006. Captures of boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in traps associated with different habitats. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99:752-756.

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRAP PLACEMENT AND BOLL WEEVIL COLONIZATION OF COTTON - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Spurgeon, D.W., Cattaneo, M. 2006. Interactions between trap placement and boll weevil colonization of cotton. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. 2006 CDROM.

BOLL WEEVIL TRAP CAPTURES AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE FROM BRUSH LINES - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Spurgeon, D.W., Anderson, R.M. 2006. Boll weevil trap captures as a function of distance from brush lines. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. 2006 CDROM.

COMPARISONS OF STANDARD AND EXTENDED-LIFE BOLL WEEVIL PHEROMONE LURES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Armstrong, J.S., Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2006. Comparisons of standard and extended-life boll weevil pheromone lures. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99:323-330.

ECOLOGICALLY-BASED IPM IN COTTON - (Book/Chapter)

Spurgeon, D.W. 2007. Ecologically-based IPM in cotton. In: Koul, O., Cuperus, G.W., editors. Ecologically-Based Integrated Pest Management. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. p. 367-405.

SIZE-DEPENDENT FEEDING AND REPRODUCTION BY THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Greenberg, S.M., Spurgeon, D.W., Sappington, T.W., Setamou, M. 2005. Size-dependent feeding and reproduction by the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 98:749-756.

TRAPPING COMPARISONS OF STANDARD GRANDLURE WITH THE SUPER FORMULATION FOR BOLL WEEVILS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Armstrong, J.S., Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2005. Trapping comparisons of standard grandlure with the super formulation for boll weevils in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2005 CDROM.

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF THE MEXICAN RICE BORER (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) IN SUGAR CANE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Raulston, J.R. 2005. Spatial distribution patterns of the Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugar cane. Journal of Entomological Science. 40:16-24.

LONGEVITY OF OVERWINTERED BOLL WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) ON PRE-FRUITING COTTON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Esquivel, J.F., Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P.C. 2004. Longevity of overwintered boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on pre-fruiting cotton. Journal of Cotton Science. 8(1):13-16.

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE DAILY PATTERN OF PHEROMONE PRODUCTION BY INDIVIDUAL BOLL WEEVILS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2004. Preliminary observations on the daily pattern of pheromone production by individual boll weevils. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, Texas. 2004 CDROM.

CONTINUATION OF PHEROMONE PRODUCTION BY BOLL WEEVILS FOLLOWING HOST REMOVAL - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Suh, C.P., Spurgeon, D.W. 2004. Continuation of pheromone production by boll weevils following host removal. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, Texas. 2004 CDROM.

DETECTING COTTON FLEAHOPPER MOVEMENT INTO FIELDS WITH STICKY TRAPS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Suh, C.P., Spurgeon, D.W., Knutson, A.E. 2004. Detecting cotton fleahopper movement into fields with sticky traps. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, Texas. 2004 CDROM.

POPULATION PATTERNS OF MEXICAN CORN ROOTWORM (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) ADULTS INDICATED BY DIFFERENT SAMPLING METHODS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Esquivel, J.F., Suh, C.P. 2004. Population patterns of Mexican corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adults indicated by different sampling methods. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97(2):687-694.

DIET-MEDIATED TERMINATION OF BOLL WEEVIL DORMANCY - (Proceedings/Symposium)

SPURGEON, D.W., SUH, C.P. DIET-MEDIATED TERMINATION OF BOLL WEEVIL DORMANCY. NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL BELTWIDE COTTON CONFERENCE. 2003. pp. 1511-1514. (CD-ROM)

Evaluation of sticky traps for monitoring cotton fleahopper movement into cotton - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Suh, C.P., Spurgeon, D.W., Knutson, A. 2003. Evaluation of sticky traps for monitoring cotton fleahopper movement into cotton. Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conference,Memphis, TN, January 6-10, 2003. p. 1444-1447.

SAMPLING EFFICIENCY OF THE KEEP-IT-SIMPLE-SAMPLER FOR ADULT BOLL WEEVILS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Esquivel, J.F., Spurgeon, D.W., Suh, C.P. 2003. Sampling efficiency of the keep-it-simple-sampler for adult boll weevils. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. p. 1572-1574.

A system for characterizing reproductive and diapause morphology in the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spurgeon, D.W., Sappington, T.W., Suh, C.P. 2003. A system for characterizing reproductive and diapause morphology in the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 96:1-11.

EARLY-SEASON COLONIZATION PATTERNS OF THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN CENTRAL TEXAS COTTON - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

REARDON, B., SPURGEON, D.W. EARLY-SEASON COLONIZATION PATTERNS OF THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN CENTRAL TEXAS COTTON. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 2003. 96(2):328-333.

AGE DEPENDENCE OF PHEROMONE PRODUCTION BY THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

SPURGEON, D.W. AGE DEPENDENCE OF PHEROMONE PRODUCTION BY THE BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY. 2003. 32(1):31-38.

EVALUATION OF KILL STRIPS ON BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) MORTALITY IN PHEROMONE TRAPS AND IMPACT ON WEEVIL ESCAPE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

SUH, C.P., SPURGEON, D.W., HAGOOD, S. EVALUATION OF KILL STRIPS ON BOLL WEEVIL (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) MORTALITY IN PHEROMONE TRAPS AND IMPACT ON WEEVIL ESCAPE. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 2003. 96(2):348-351.

A hexamerin protein, AgSP-1, is associated with diapause in the boll weevil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lewis, D.K., Spurgeon, D.W., Sappington, T.W., Keeley, L.L. 2002. A hexamerin protein, AgSP-1, is associated with diapause in the boll weevil. Journal of Insect Physiology. 48:887-901.