Heliothis/Helicoverpa. 1993 Supplement to the Five-Year National Research ActionPlan for Development of Suppression Technologies. First Annual Review. Held in Junction, Texas on November 8-11, 1993

摘要

The Heliothis/Helicoverpa pest complex has a world-wide distribution and containssome of the most serious pests to agriculture. Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea are pests on a wide variety of crops including cotton, corn, soybean, lettuce, tomato, tobacco, ornamental and other economic plants in the U.S. These pests are responsible for a loss of about $2 billion annually in reduced yield and control costs. Current methods of control rely on the field-to-field applications of synthetic chemical insecticides. Development of integrated control strategies that reduce dependency on chemical insecticides is the primary focus for the ARS National research program on Heliothis/Helicoverpa. A Heliothis/Helicoverpa workshop was held on September 16-19, 1991 in San Antonio, TX, and a 5-year research action plan for development of management and suppression technologies for these pests was published. This research action plan was categorized into six major research action areas: (1) host-plant resistance; (2) chemical control and pesticide application technology; (3) ecology and population dynamics; (4) behavior-modifying chemicals; (5) biological control; and (6) genetics, molecular biology, and basic physiology. The research program includes extensive collaboration with federal and state agencies, universities, and industry.