The average yield of growers statewide in 1992 was 596 pounds of lint per acre. Thrips and Aphids. Temik provides extended thrips management, earlier maturity of the cotton plant, and, at times, higher yields than other insecticides applied during planting. If the 1993 product label for Command is retained, some increase in the use of these two insecticides is expected in the future. Insecticides applied at planting to manage thrips.
Bars indicate the percentage of acres treated.
These treatments were mostly directed against thrips. Aphids are seldom abundant in pre-bloom cotton in North Carolina. Foliar insecticides applied to manage aphids and thrips. Survey respondents also relied very little on insecticides to manage cotton aphids from first bloom through harvest. These results indicate grower recognition of the impact of predators, parasites and fungi on aphid populations.