Boll Weevil Eradication Update 2007 Presented by Jim Brumley, Executive Director Farrell Boyd, Mississippi Program Manager Ron Seward, Tennessee Program Manager Jaye Massey, Missouri Program Manager Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation

SEBWEF Eradication Zones Posteradication 2,277,210 Acres Active Eradication 1,808,818 Acres

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Regions Region 1A Initiated - 1999 Region 4 Initiated - 1997 Region 1B Initiated - 1999 Region 2 Initiated - 1998 Region 3 Initiated - 1997

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Trapping Frequencies 2006

Region 1A Region 4 Region 1B Region 3 Region 2 Bluff Area of Region 3 Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Summary of Boll Weevils Captured and Percent Zero Fields 2006 Region 1A 44 Weevils Captured (- 95.4%) 98.9% Zero Fields Region 4 35 Weevils Captured (+ 84.2%) 99.0% Zero Fields Region 1B 3 Weevils Captured (- 40.0%) 99.9% Zero Fields Region 3 1,198 Weevils Captured (- 85.6%) 93.3% Zero Fields Region 2 3 Weevils Captured (- 40%) 99.6% Zero Fields Bluff Area of Region 3 794 Weevils Captured (- 88.9%) 86.8% Zero Fields 2006 Weevils 1,283 2005 Weevils 9,281 Reduction 86.2 % *Percentage in parentheses shows change from 2005 Through November 1, 2006

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Boll Weevils Captured Per Acre By County 2006 62 Counties with Cotton 47 Counties with Zero Boll Weevils 13 Counties with 0.0001 to 0.05 Boll Weevils per Acre 1 County with 0.05 to 0.1 1 County with 0.1 to 0.4 Boll Weevils Per Acre

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Comparison of Boll Weevils Captured per Acre 2002 - 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006

Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 2006 ( Active ) 643,165 34% On River 219K 424K (Post Eradication) 31,700 Acres: 674,865

2006 78,113 weevils (- 56% from 2005) MO AR 306 (0.4%) 710 0.9 % 134 306 (0.4%) 710 Obion 0.9 % Lake 134 Weakley Henry Averaged 96% Zero Fields 523 MO 1 Dyer 0.67 % Gibson Carroll AR 1 95.8% Zero Fields 3456 Crockett Lauderdale 4.4 % 3 16 Henderson Madison 42,661 Haywood 78% Zero Fields Tipton 54.6 % Chester 29,859 441 2 Shelby Fayette Hardeman McNairy Hardin 38.2 % 0.56% Example: 0,000ac 2006 78,113 weevils (- 56% from 2005)

Average No. Weevils / Trap / Week 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Lake Co. .242 .032 .036 .016 .006 Dyer .218 .062 .104 .010 .002 Lauderdale.264 .160 .181 .046 .008 Tipton .522 .243 .288 .092 .060 Shelby .451 .852 .892 .325 .109 Fayette .002 .006 .022 .005 .002 Lake Dyer Lauderdale Tipton Shelby Fayette

Boll Weevil Eradication Tennessee, 2006 Total No Boll Weevil Eradication Tennessee, 2006 Total No. Weevils Captured (1000) Total 78,113 100,000 traps 5/15 6/12 7/24 8/21 9/18 10/16 Cycles(Weeks)

Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 2006 503,105 ACRES MISSOURI

Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED 2005/2006 89.72% Reduction YTD TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED PER CYCLE CYCLE

Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Region I & Region II Region I 14,530 Weevils Captured (-91.24%) .0172 Weevils/Trap .0028 Weevils/Acre Region II 5,787 Weevils Captured (-81.69%) .0061 Weevils/Trap .0011 Weevils/Acre Scott 20,317 Weevils Captured (-89.72%) .0114 Weevils/Trap .0019 Weevils/Acre Stoddard Mississippi Butler New Madrid Pemiscot Dunklin

Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED Yearly Weevil Totals TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED

Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication % Zero Fields

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