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Economic Impact of Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Cotton Production in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Sharif M. Masud ,
Ronald D. Lacewell ,
C. Robert Taylor ,
John H. Benedict  and
Lawrence A. Lippke
Sharif M. Masud
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Corpus Christi, Texas
Ronald D. Lacewell
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Corpus Christi, Texas
C. Robert Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Corpus Christi, Texas
John H. Benedict
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Corpus Christi, Texas
Lawrence A. Lippke
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Corpus Christi, Texas
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A long-season (160–180 days) cotton variety with a conventional production system was formerly grown in the Texas Coastal Bend Region. Cotton producers in the region used intensive insecticide applications throughout the growing season and harvested in August or September, and occasionally in October. In general, intensive insecticide applications for boll weevil and fleahopper control destroyed the beneficial insects and spiders. Late-season tobacco budworm infestations were thereby aggravated. These late-season insect infestations were a result of the relatively high rainfall during August and September. Moreover, high rainfall during this time not only interfered with harvest, but also reduced both the yield and quality of cotton (Lacewell et al.).

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , December 1981 , pp. 47 - 52
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1981

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