2016 Cotton Insecticide Efficacy Survey

The attached Excel spreadsheet reflects the results of a yearly survey from university Extension entomologists across the Cotton Belt.  Surveys are conducted anonymously and respondents are asked to rate insecticides or Bt products from 1 to 10, where 1= not effective and 10= completely effective.  Responses are also broken out by region (MS= Midsouth, SE= Southeast, W= West).  Insect abbreviations are as follows:


BW= bollworm

TBW= tobacco budworm

BAW= beet armyworm

FAW= fall armyworm

SL= soybean looper

CL= cabbage looper

ECB= European corn borer

PBW= pink bollworm

SAW= southern armyworm

SMC= saltmarsh caterpillar

CW= cutworm

G/SG stink bug= green/southern green stink bug


Follow this link to the survey: