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Economic Analysis of Cotton Management Strategies Integrated Pest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Peter S. Liapis  and
L. Joe Moffitt
Peter S. Liapis
Affiliation:
Natural Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. and theUniversity of California
L. Joe Moffitt
Affiliation:
Natural Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. and theUniversity of California
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In an attempt to combat problems of insect resistance and the increasing cost of new insecticides, integrated pest management (IPM) systems have been developed for many crops, including cotton. Cotton IPM systems include such components as scouting to determine when control actions should be taken, planting trap crops, and using short season varieties of cotton. Regardless of the component(s) of IPM systems for cotton, when a decision is made that a direct control action is warranted, the control action most often used is the application of insecticides. Thus, although IPM strategies may reduce the frequency of insecticide applications and consequently reduce the possible problem of insecticide resistance, the use of conventional, broad-spectrum insecticides continues to be the primary control tool when insect outbreaks occur.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 1983 , pp. 97 - 102
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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