Boll Weevil Eradication Update

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• Boll Weevil Eradication Update
• 2007
• Presented by
• Jim Brumley, Executive Director
• Farrell Boyd, Mississippi Program Manager
• Ron Seward, Tennessee Program Manager
• Jaye Massey, Missouri Program Manager
• Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation

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SEBWEF Eradication Zones
Posteradication 2,277,210 Acres Active
Eradication 1,808,818 Acres
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MississippiBoll Weevil Eradication Regions
Region 1A Initiated - 1999
Region 4 Initiated - 1997
Region 1B Initiated - 1999
Region 2 Initiated - 1998
Region 3 Initiated - 1997
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Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication
Program Trapping Frequencies 2006
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Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication
ProgramSummary of Boll Weevils Captured and
Percent Zero Fields2006
Region 1A 44 Weevils Captured (- 95.4) 98.9
Zero Fields
Region 4 35 Weevils Captured ( 84.2) 99.0 Zero
Fields
Region 1B 3 Weevils Captured (- 40.0) 99.9 Zero
Fields
Region 3 1,198 Weevils Captured (- 85.6) 93.3
Zero Fields
Region 2 3 Weevils Captured (- 40) 99.6 Zero
Fields
Bluff Area of Region 3 794 Weevils Captured (-
88.9) 86.8 Zero Fields
2006 Weevils 1,283 2005 Weevils 9,281 Reduction
86.2
Percentage in parentheses shows change from
2005 Through November 1, 2006
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Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Boll
Weevils Captured Per Acre By County 2006

• 62 Counties with Cotton
• 47 Counties with Zero Boll
• Weevils
• 13 Counties with 0.0001 to 0.05
• Boll Weevils per Acre
• 1 County with 0.05 to 0.1
• Boll Weevils per Acre
• 1 County with 0.1 to 0.4 Boll
• Weevils Per Acre

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Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program
Comparison of Boll Weevils Captured per
Acre2002 - 2006
2002
2003
2006
2004
2005
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Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 2006
( Active ) 643,165
34 On River
219K
424K
(Post Eradication) 31,700
Acres 674,865
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306 (0.4)
710
Obion
Lake
0.9
134
Henry
Weakley
Averaged
96 Zero Fields
523

MO
1
Dyer
0.67
Gibson
Carroll
AR
1
95.8 Zero Fields
3456
Crockett
Lauderdale
4.4
3
Henderson
16
Madison
Haywood
42,661
Tipton
78 Zero Fields
54.6
Chester
441
2
29,859
Shelby
Fayette
Hardeman
Hardin
McNairy
38.2
0.56
Example 0,000ac
2006 78,113 weevils (- 56 from 2005)
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Average No. Weevils / Trap /
Week 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 Lake Co. .242
.032 .036 .016 .006 Dyer
.218 .062 .104 .010
.002 Lauderdale.264 .160 .181
.046 .008 Tipton .522 .243
.288 .092 .060 Shelby .451
.852 .892 .325 .109 Fayette
.002 .006 .022 .005 .002
Lake
Dyer
Lauderdale
Tipton
Shelby
Fayette
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Boll Weevil EradicationTennessee, 2006Total
No. Weevils Captured (1000)
Total 78,113
100,000 traps
5/15 6/12 7/24
8/21 9/18 10/16
Cycles(Weeks)
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Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 2006
503,105 ACRES
MISSOURI
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Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication 2005/2006

89.72 Reduction YTD
TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED PER CYCLE
CYCLE
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Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Region I
Region II
Region I 14,530 Weevils Captured
(-91.24) .0172 Weevils/Trap .0028
Weevils/Acre
Region II 5,787 Weevils Captured
(-81.69) .0061 Weevils/Trap .0011
Weevils/Acre
Scott
Stoddard
Mississippi
Butler
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Dunklin
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Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Yearly
Weevil Totals
TOTAL WEEVILS CAPTURED
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Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Zero Fields
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