2007 California Pink Bollworm Program Highlights 2007 California PBW Program Eradication Activities Jim Rudig, Program Supervisor Dan Keaveny, Senior Economic Entomologist CDFA, Integrated Pest Control Branch

2007 CA Cotton Acreage Statewide Total = 452,005 acres SJV = 428,725 acres  Pima = 60,005 acres (~57%) Sacramento Valley = 4,440 acres Southern CA = 18,840 acres 2007 CA Cotton Acreage Statewide Total = 452,005 acres SJV = 428,725 acres Pima = 260,005 acres (~57%) Sacramento Valley = 4,440 acres Southern CA = 18,840 acres

San Joaquin Valley – Bio-Potential Zones

General Trapping Statistics - SJV 5,889 traps placed Serviced Weekly Bi-Weekly in portion of Fresno Co, all of Madera and Merced County 32 Native Moths –0 Fresno County –22 Kern County –0 Kings County –0 Madera County –1 Merced County –9 Tulare County

HURRICANE “MARTY” September 2003

Sterile Moth Release/SJV ~ 2 mil moths/day Started on 2006 Find Sections: –49 Sq. Miles –11,440 acres ~ 250,000 moths /section /week TOTAL Steriles Released: 254,401,949

5 Release Corridors/Section Fly each Section Every Other Day Fly Six Days Per Week 2X New Find Sections

Sterile Moth Release - Southern California Southern California added to USDA Pink Bollworm Area-wide Eradication Program: Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties Program elements: insect monitoring, Bt cotton plantings, sterile insect release, and pheromone treatments in non-Bt cotton (Two Research Field Plots) “THANKS to USDA Section 18” Blythe/Palo Verde and Imperial Valley cotton growers planted 100% Bt cotton Mass aerial sterile moth release conducted by USDA Over 32 million sterile moths released

Bt Resistance Monitoring Southern California

10 sites: 4 IV and 6 B/PV –1,000 bolls from Bt cotton fields –200 bolls from non-BT (Bard/Winterhaven) Imperial Valley collected 4,400 bolls Blythe/Palo Verde Valley collected 6,000 bolls No resistance observed to date Bt Monitoring Statistics

Bt Resistance Monitoring Summary No. Sites No. Bolls No. PBW PBW / Boll Imperial Valley Palo Verde Valley Imperial Valley Palo Verde Valley Imperial Valley Palo Verde Valley Imperial Valley Palo Verde Valley Total Average Non Bt ,4006,900 1,1495, Bt ,00024, Maximum Non Bt 46 1,1001, , Bt 46 4,0006, Minimum Non Bt Bt 33 2,0003,

2007 Conclusions SJV Suppression Extremely Successful 32 PBW Natives Lowest in 34 Years SoCal Entered 1 st Year of Are-Wide Eradication PBW Adult Migration from Non-eradication Areas 17.3% Reduction in Natives from Previous Year No Grower Applications Required to Control PBW

Acknowledgements Cotton growers in California California Cotton Growers/Ginners Association California Cotton Pest Control Board USDA-APHIS-PPQ Susan O’Toole, USDA Mr. Larry Antilla and Mr. Leighton Liesner Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council Dr. Bob Staten Dr. Tim Dennehy and Staff, University of Arizona

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