Boll Weevil Eradication Update 2007 Presented by Jim Brumley, Executive Director

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

SEBWEF Eradication Zones

Posteradication 2,277,210 Acres

Active Eradication 1,808,818 Acres

Region 4Region 4

Initiated - 1997Initiated - 1997

Region 3Region 3

Initiated - 1997Initiated - 1997

Region 1ARegion 1A

Initiated - 1999Initiated - 1999

Region 2Region 2

Initiated - 1998Initiated - 1998

MississippiMississippiBoll Weevil Eradication RegionsBoll Weevil Eradication Regions

Region 1BRegion 1B

Initiated - 1999Initiated - 1999

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program

Trapping Frequencies

2006

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication ProgramMississippi Boll Weevil Eradication ProgramSummary of Boll Weevils Captured and Percent Zero FieldsSummary of Boll Weevils Captured and Percent Zero Fields

20062006

Region 1A44 Weevils Captured (- 95.4%)98.9% Zero Fields

Region 1B3 Weevils Captured (- 40.0%)99.9% Zero Fields

Region 23 Weevils Captured (- 40%)99.6% Zero Fields

Region 31,198 Weevils Captured (- 85.6%)93.3% Zero Fields

Region 435 Weevils Captured (+ 84.2%)99.0% Zero Fields

*Percentage in parentheses shows change from 2005Through November 1, 2006

Bluff Area of Region 3794 Weevils Captured (- 88.9%)86.8% Zero Fields

2006 Weevils 1,283

2005 Weevils 9,281

Reduction 86.2 %

Mississippi Boll Weevil Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Boll Weevils Eradication Program Boll Weevils

Captured Per Acre By CountyCaptured Per Acre By County20062006

• 62 Counties with Cotton62 Counties with Cotton

• 47 Counties with Zero Boll47 Counties with Zero Boll WeevilsWeevils

• 13 Counties with 0.0001 to 0.05 13 Counties with 0.0001 to 0.05 Boll Weevils per AcreBoll Weevils per Acre

• 1 County with 0.05 to 0.1 1 County with 0.05 to 0.1 Boll Weevils per AcreBoll Weevils per Acre

• 1 County with 0.1 to 0.4 Boll1 County with 0.1 to 0.4 Boll Weevils Per AcreWeevils Per Acre

20022002

2006200620042004

Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Mississippi Boll Weevil Eradication Program Program

Comparison of Boll Weevils Comparison of Boll Weevils Captured per AcreCaptured per Acre

2002 - 20062002 - 2006

20052005

20032003

Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 20062006

Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Tennessee Boll Weevil Eradication Program, 20062006

Acres: 674,865 Acres: 674,865

(Post Eradication) 31,700

( Active ) 643,165

34%On

River

219K 424K

Shelby

Lauderdale

Tipton

Lake

Dyer

Fayette

Gibson

Crockett

Haywood Madison

Hardeman

Chester

ObionWeakley Henry

Carroll

Hardin

Henderson

McNairy

Example:

0,000ac

AR

MO

441 29,859

38.2 %

42,661

54.6 %

3456

4.4 %

523

0.67 %

710

0.9 %

16

2006 78,113 weevils (- 56% from 2005)

306 (0.4%)

2

3

1

1

134

78% ZeroFields

95.8% ZeroFields

96% Zero FieldsAveraged

0.56%

Shelby

Lake

Tipton

Lauderdale

Dyer

Fayette

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

Tennessee Percent Zero Fields

for 2006

92

99.9

5

95.3

93.9

93.8 96

.1

96.5

93.7

95.0

2

94.3 99

.9

89.6

85.4

82.7

79.1

79.9

80.7

77.8

72

76.7

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Cy 8 Cy 9 Cy 10 Cy 11 Cy 12 Cy 13 Cy 14 Cy 15 Cy 16 Cy 17 Cy 18 Cy 19 Cy 20 Cy 21 Cy 22 Cy 23 Cy 24 Cy 25 Cy 26 Cy27/28

Boll Weevil EradicationTennessee, 2006

Total No. Weevils Captured (1000)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29

Cycles(Weeks)

Total 78,113

5/15 6/12 7/24 8/21 9/18 10/16

100,000 traps

Missouri Boll WeevilMissouri Boll Weevil

Eradication Program, 2006Eradication Program, 2006

MISSOURIMISSOURI503,10

5ACRES

Missouri Boll Weevil EradicationMissouri Boll Weevil Eradication2005/20062005/2006

Missouri Boll Weevil EradicationMissouri Boll Weevil Eradication2005/20062005/2006

07500

1500022500300003750045000

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

2006 2005

TO

TA

L W

EEV

ILS

CA

PTU

RED

PER

CY

CLE

CYCLE

89.72% Reduction YTD

Butler

Stoddard

Dunklin

Pemiscot

Scott

New Madrid

Mississippi

Missouri Boll Weevil EradicationMissouri Boll Weevil EradicationRegion I & Region IIRegion I & Region II

Region I14,530 Weevils Captured (-

91.24%)

.0172 Weevils/Trap

.0028 Weevils/Acre

Region II5,787 Weevils Captured (-

81.69%)

.0061 Weevils/Trap

.0011 Weevils/Acre

20,317 Weevils Captured (-89.72%)

.0114 Weevils/Trap

.0019 Weevils/Acre

1,485,733

200,274293,027

197,565

20,317

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Missouri Boll Weevil Missouri Boll Weevil EradicationEradication

Yearly Weevil TotalsYearly Weevil Totals

TO

TA

L W

EEV

ILS

CA

PTU

RED

1.29%

15.70%17.11% 21.64%

68.25%

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

100.00%

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Missouri Boll Weevil EradicationMissouri Boll Weevil Eradication

% Zero Fields% Zero Fields

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