
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bishop, AL 
T1  - The potential of <I>Campylomma livida</I> Reuter, and <I>Megacoelum modestum</I> Distant, (Hemiptera: Miridae) to damage cotton in Queensland
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 20
IS  - 103
SP  - 229
EP  - 233
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9800229 
N2  - The damage potential of Campylomma livida Reuter, and Megacoelum modestum Distant, (Hemiptera : Miridae) on cotton in Queensland was investigated in the seasons 1976-77 and 1977-78. In field trials, 54% and 35% fewer squares on untreated plants compared with those protected with DDTtoxaphene were related to mirid presence, in the first and second seasons, respectively. In glasshouse experiments M. modestum was the more important of the two species, causing 70% reductions in the number of squares on infested plants compared with uninfested plants. C. livida caused 20% of squares to be shed. Mirid presence may coincide with Heliothis spp, activity, so techniques for the control of mirids would have to complement current Heliothis spp. management. 
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