Stink Bug Management in Cotton
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Collapse ▲This article is focused on management of stink bugs in the Blacklands, Coastal Plain, and eastern Piedmont (primarily brown and green stink bugs). Growers in the western Piedmont have fair numbers of the new invasive brown marmorated stink bug and should scout focus on field edges and see if they can delineate the extent of where the insects are. For now, internal injury can probably still be used as a good cue for development of stink bug injury.
Both plant bugs and especially stink bugs and their damage vary widely across North Carolina, but are generally at much higher levels that we’ve seen during the past few years. They were also high in 2013 and 2014. I expect our “major” bollworm moth flight in central and northern North Carolina to pick up during the next few weeks based on typical timing, development in corn, and what I’m picking up in pheromone traps. This flight will likely be very heavy based on numbers I’ve seen in corn.
Count any stained lint or warty growths as stink bug injury. Simple punctures without warts should not be counted.
Scout for stink bugs by splitting and examining the inside walls of 1-inch diameter bolls for warts and/or stained lint (any amount of even subtle injury is scored as a damaged boll). Be sure to observe the 10% injured boll threshold level during weeks 3-5 of the bloom period. Please download either the Android or iPhone Cotton Stink Bug Decision Aid App for additional information about stink bug scouting, identification, injury and other information. Search for “stink bug decision” in the iTunes app store or using Google play. You can also see an online version.
If present in moderate to high levels, stink bug injury can result in significant yield losses. In making spray/no-spray decisions, remember that the cost of the treatment and insecticide typically translates into the value of 10-12 pounds of lint. Insecticides targeted for stink bug generally do a good job with plant bugs. Although Bidrin and Bidrin XP II offer excellent control of stink bugs and plant bugs, be aware of these products’ 6-day reentry interval. Some screening results are below. Also note that I have posted survey results from Cotton Belt entomologists, giving information on insecticide efficacy. Finally, remember that brown stink bug is more difficult to manage than green stink bug.