ARTIFICIAL REARING OF INSECTS FOR EVLAUATION OF AGRICHEMICALS IN COTTON

Goals / Objectives
Provide as many as six different species of artificially reared insects to scientists and technicians in over 75 different agencies, laboratories, industries, or foreign countries engaged in development of agricultural chemicals to be used in research on control of cotton insects.

Project Methods
Insects will be mass-reared on artifical diet at the USDA-ARS Southern Insect Management Research Unit rearing facility and shipped overnight as eggs, larvae or pupae, to state, federal, or private investgators conducting agrichemical research toward development of products to be used by ARS in reearch programs aimed at improving cotton prodution practices.

Progress 08/20/01 to 06/30/06

Outputs
Progress Report 4d Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Reimbursable Agreement between The Cotton Foundation and ARS. Additional details for this subordinate project may be found in the in-house project 6402-22000- 045-00D entitled, "Integrated Pest Management for Mid-South Area Row Crops." ARS supplied as many as five different species of artificially reared insects to scientists and technicians in over 30 different agencies, laboratories, industries, or foreign countries engaged indevelopment of agricultural chemicals to be used in research on control of cotton insects. Money received from The Cotton Foundation was used to purchase supplies and materials used in maintenance of colonies and production of eggs. This work was discontinued in 2006.

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Publications

Progress 10/01/04 to 09/30/05

Outputs
4d Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Reimbursable Agreement between The Cotton Foundation and ARS. Additional details for this subordinate project may be found in the in-house parent project 6402- 22000-034-00D entitled, "Insect Pest Suppression Strategies to Improve Production of Corn, Cotton, Soybean, and Sweetpotato in Mid South." ARS supplied as many as five different species of artificially reared insects to scientists and technicians in over 30 different agencies, laboratories, industries, or foreign countries engaged in development of agricultural chemicals to be used in research on control of cotton insects. Money received from The Cotton Foundation was used to purchase supplies and materials used in maintenance of colonies and production of eggs.

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Progress 10/01/03 to 09/30/04

Outputs
4. What were the most significant accomplishments this past year? D. Progress Report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Reimbursable Agreement between The Cotton Foundation and ARS. Additional details for this subordinate project may be found in the in- house parent project 6402-22000-034-00D entitled, "Insect Pest Suppression Strategies to Improve Production of Corn, Cotton, Soybean, and Sweetpotato in the Mid South." ARS supplied as many as five different species of artificially reared insects to scientists and technicians in over 75 different agencies, laboratories, industries, or foreign countries engaged in development of agricultural chemicals to be used in research on control of cotton insects. Money received from The Cotton Foundation were used to purchase supplies and materials used in the maintenance of colonies and production of eggs.

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Publications