Lygus Management
Survey
Instructions: Please follow along and
respond on the form provided. Check all
that apply & fill in the blanks where
indicated. Individual survey responses
are confidential.
Survey Information
• Focus: Lygus management practices and
resources (PCAs, growers, others)
• Participation is voluntary
• Anonymous & Confidential
• No personal information collected
• Contact person: Dr. Al Fournier,
fournier@cals.arizona.edu, 520-381-2240
• Thank you!
6A. Lygus Sampling in Cotton
a. Management decisions are not based on any
specific sampling method
b. Use sweep net samples:
a. ___ sweeps from ___ sites within an average field
c. Use half-grown square method:
a. ___ squares from ___ sites within an average field
d. My PCA does the sampling and I am not sure
of the methodology
e. Use other sampling methods (please
describe)
6B. Lygus Sampling in
e.g., Seed Alfalfa
a. Management decisions are not based on
any specific sampling method
b. Sweep net samples: ___ sweeps from ___
sites within an average field
c. Based only on when bees are present /
absent in field
d. Based on % flowering of crop. = _____ %
e. My PCA does the sampling and I am not
sure of the methodology
f. Other sampling methods (please describe)
7A. Thresholds - Cotton
a. Treat when at least ___ total Lygus (adults +
nymphs) are counted in ___ sweeps
b. Treat when at least ___ total Lygus with ___
nymphs are counted in ___ sweeps
c. Treat based on adult counts only
___ adults in ___ sweeps
d. Treat based on nymph counts only
___ nymphs in ___ sweeps
e. Treat when ___% of squares show injury
f. Do not treat based on specific thresholds
g. Not sure
7B. Thresholds - another crop
a. Treat when at least ___ total Lygus (adults +
nymphs) are counted in ___ sweeps
b. Treat when at least ___ total Lygus with ___
nymphs are counted in ___ sweeps
c. Treat based on adult counts only
___ adults in ___ sweeps
d. Treat based on nymph counts only
___ nymphs in ___ sweeps
e. Treat when ___% of squares show injury
f. Do not treat based on specific thresholds
g. Not sure
8. Lygus Management
Resources
For each question, let us know your
awareness / use of the following Lygus
management information resources.
– 1 Not familiar with it
– 2 Familiar with it, never use it
– 3 Rarely use it
– 4 Sometimes use it
– 5 Frequently use it
Arizona Resources (1)
AZ1. Arizona Crop Information Site (ACIS)
AZ2. Extension bulletin “Identification,
Biology and Management (of Lygus)”
AZ3. Extension bulletin “Implementing
(Lygus) action thresholds”
AZ4. Extension bulletin “An Integrated Pest
Management Plan for AZ” (Lygus)
Arizona Resources (2)
AZ5. Extension bulletin “Growing alfalfa
for seed in Arizona”
AZ6. Extension bulletin “Common insect
contaminants in Arizona lettuce”
AZ7. UA Extension chemical use
guidelines for Lygus mangement
AZ8. Online (ACIS) presentations about
Lygus mangement
California Resources (1)
CA0. UC Plant Protection Quarterly
newsletter / website
CA1. UC “IPM Online” website or printed
guidelines
CA2. UC Pest Management Guidelines
(PMG) for cotton (print/online)
CA3. UC PMG for strawberry
(print/online)
California Resources (2)
CA4. UC PMG for dry beans
CA5. UC PMG for cole crops and lettuce
CA6. “Field guide to the most common
Lygus species of the central SJV”
CA7. “Key Features of Common Lygus
Species in the Central San Joaquin
Valley”
CA8. UC Plant Protection Quarterly article
“Managing Lygus bug in a regional
context”
California Resources (3)
CA9. UC Plant Protection Quarterly article
“Managing Lygus in the landscape”
CA10. “Lygus Summit” proceedings
(2000)
CA11. The Safflower Model
California Resources (4): UC
IPM Manuals
CA12. Cotton IPM Manual
CA13. Strawberry IPM Manual
CA14. Other IPM manual (specify crop)
CA15. Other IPM manual (specify crop)
California Resources (5)
CA16.Blackeye Bean Production in CA
CA17. Color Photo Guide of Drybean
Pests
CA18. UC Alfalfa Website
CA19. UC Cotton Info Website
CA20. Mitefax
CA21. Cotton Field Check
Texas Resources (1)
TX 1. “Focus on South Plains Agriculture” website /
newsletter
TX 2. Extension bulletin “Managing cotton insects in
the High Plains, Rolling Plains & Trans Pecos
areas of TX”
TX 3. Extension bulletin “Suggested insecticides for
managing cotton insects in the High Plains,
Rolling Plains & Trans Pecos areas of TX”
Texas Resources (2)
TX 4. Beltwide Cotton Conference
Proceedings “Lygus survey in TX High
Plains”
TX 5. Beltwide Cotton Conference
Proceedings “When is a cotton boll safe
from Lygus hesperus damage?”
TX 6. Beltwide Cotton Conference
Proceedings “Evaluation of host
preference in Lygus hesperus”
Texas Resources (3)
TX 7.
Beltwide Cotton Conference
Proceedings “Sampling Lygus bugs in
West TX”
TX 8. IPM Agents
TX 9. West Texas Agricultural Chemicals
Institute annual conference
TX 10. High Plains Association of crop
Consultants annual meeting
Texas Resources (4)
TX 11. Cotton Resource DVD
TX 12. West Plains Cotton Conference,
Levelland
TX 13. Caprock Cotton Production Conference,
Crosbyton
TX 14. Southern Mesa Agriculture Conference,
Lamesa
TX 15. Llano Estacado Cotton Conference,
Muleshoe
Texas Resources (5)
TX 16.
TX 17.
TX 18.
TX 19.
TX 20.
Sandyland Agriculture Conference, Seminole
Hale and Swisher County Crop Conference
Cotton Production Workshop, Lubbock
Texas Pest Management Association
Conference, San Angelo
Cotton Warm-up, Dimmitt
General Resources (1)
G1. Cooperative Extension advice
(indicate state or states)
G2. Agrochemical company advice
G3. Advice from neighbors / colleagues
G4. Extension meetings / workshops
G5. Company meetings / workshops
G6. Entomology professional journals
General Resources (2)
G7. Agriculture or pest control trade
magazines
G8. Picture keys of Lygus species,
nymphs
G9. eXtension Cotton Community
(website)
G10. Other websites (list up to 3)
G11. Other resources (list up to 3)
Question 9:
What lacking Lygus
management resources would
you like to see developed?