arizona pink bollworm eradication
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ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION. 2008 PROGRAM UPDATE THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2008. ARIZONA PBW ERADICATION AREAS. COTTON ACRES BY COUNTY. Here you can see the sticks in the ground. All three transplanters going at once. Here is one of the Arizona cotton growers PBW SIT planes in Coolidge, AZ. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION
2008 PROGRAM UPDATE
THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2008
California
Yavapai
MohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohaveMohave
Nevada
PimaPimaPimaPimaPimaPimaPimaPimaPimaPima
MaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopaMaricopa
YumaYumaYumaYumaYumaYumaYumaYumaYumaYuma
La PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa PazLa Paz
SONORA
GilaGilaGilaGilaGilaGilaGilaGilaGilaGila
GreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenleeGreenlee
GrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGrahamGraham
PinalPinalPinalPinalPinalPinalPinalPinalPinalPinal
CochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochiseCochise
Santa Cruz
Navajo
ARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONAARIZONA
Apache
Coconino
New Mexico
AREA 1
2006
AREA 2
2007
AREA 3
2008
ARIZONA PBW ERADICATION AREASARIZONA PBW ERADICATION AREAS
COTTON ACRES BY COUNTYCOTTON ACRES BY COUNTY
Here you can see the sticks in the ground.
All three transplanters going at once.
Here is one of the Arizona cotton growers PBW SIT planes in Coolidge, AZ.
Here is a look at the inside of the plane, which houses the machine used to drop the sterile insects.
This shows the auger [what the insects fall into and are “churned” out on top of cotton fields].
Here you can see Michelle Walters, USDA, taking one of the boxes of PBW out of the container. They are transported in orange boxes inside of the metal drop boxes. Triangular “cooler packs” are removed prior to placing them into the plane.
Off they go…. Over the cotton fields!
+ W P6
+ W P1 0+ W P1 0
+ W P6
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
+ DRPZ N
+ P0 8
Here is a printed flight map. The blue lines show where the plane has flown; the pink is when they are releasing moths. The green, yellow and red squares are cotton fields.
0
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
2008 20
07 2006
Week Ending
2008
2007
2006
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAMSTERILE PBW RELEASE SUMMARY DATA
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAMSTERILE PBW RELEASE SUMMARY DATA
2006 70 M2006 70 M2007 49.5 M2007 49.5 M2008 49.5 M2008 49.5 M
ARIZONA MOTH ALLOCATIONARIZONA MOTH ALLOCATION(MILLIONS OF MOTHS PER WEEK)(MILLIONS OF MOTHS PER WEEK)
Data courtesy of Ernie MillerData courtesy of Ernie Miller
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAMSTERILE PBW RELEASE SUMMARY DATA
(BILLIONS OF MOTHS RELEASED)
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAMSTERILE PBW RELEASE SUMMARY DATA
(BILLIONS OF MOTHS RELEASED)
0200,000,000400,000,000600,000,000800,000,000
1,000,000,0001,200,000,0001,400,000,0001,600,000,0001,800,000,0002,000,000,000
2008 2007 2006
Total
Data courtesy of Ernie MillerData courtesy of Ernie Miller
Bt Released 2x per week (104 moths/acre/week)Bt Released 2x per week (104 moths/acre/week)
Non-Bt released 3x per week (2,730 moths/acre/week)Non-Bt released 3x per week (2,730 moths/acre/week)
Yuma release initiated April 1, 2008Yuma release initiated April 1, 2008
All other program areas release initiated May 1, 2008All other program areas release initiated May 1, 2008
STERILE SUMMARYSTERILE SUMMARY
Destination:Total Moths
Shipped:# Of Shipping Magazines: Month
Hobbs Hours # Flights
Arizona 233,497,311 98 APRIL 08 159.20 85Arizona 465,420,625 242 MAY 08 501.00 253Arizona 300,242,339 155 JUN 08 426.40 168Arizona 352,827,658 178 JUL 08 487.30 206Arizona 297,857,342 150 AUG 08 332.10 151Arizona SEPT 08Arizona OCT 08TOTAL 1,649,845,275 823 1,906.00 863
Here are one of the PBW traps collected from the field.
Barbara Boron, ACRPC, counts the number of native and sterile moths of the traps that are processed at our Phoenix Office.
On occasion, a moth will have to be very closely examined to determine whether or not it is a sterile PBW.
Questionable specimens are carefully archived after identification.
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
NATIV
E '0
8
NATIV
E '0
6
NATIVE '08 NATIVE '07 NATIVE '06
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL & EAST NATIVE CAPTURES
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL & EAST NATIVE CAPTURES
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
NATIV
E '0
8
NATIVE '08 NATIVE '07
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER EXPANSION NATIVE CAPTURES
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER EXPANSION NATIVE CAPTURES
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
NATIV
E '0
8
NATIVE '08 NATIVE '07
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA NATIVE CAPTURES
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA NATIVE CAPTURES
244,185
32,826
1,9660
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
2006 2007 2008
Native Captures
Central and Eastern Arizona Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
Central and Eastern Arizona Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
-86.5 %-86.5 %
99.1 % Reduction99.1 % Reduction
-94%-94%
76,390
524
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2007 2008
Native Captures
River Expansion Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
River Expansion Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
99.3 % Reduction99.3 % Reduction
40,438
13,939
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2007 2008
Native Captures
Yuma Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
Yuma Reduction in Native CapturesApril 6, 2008-August 30, 2008
65.5 % Reduction65.5 % Reduction
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
NA
T/T
RP
'08
NA
T/T
RP
'07
NA
T/T
RP
'06
NAT/TRP '08 NAT/TRP '07 NAT/TRP '06
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL & EAST NATIVE PER TRAP
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL & EAST NATIVE PER TRAP
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
NA
T/T
RP
'08
NA
T/T
RA
P '0
7
NAT/TRP '08 NAT/TRAP '07
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER COUNTIES NATIVE PER TRAP
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER COUNTIES NATIVE PER TRAP
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
NA
T/T
RP
'08
NA
T/T
RA
P '0
7
NAT/TRP '08 NAT/TRAP '07
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA NATIVE PER TRAP
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA NATIVE PER TRAP
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2006 767 55,367 1,126 2.03%2007 709 40,075 31 0.08% 97.25%2008 127 5,640 0 0.00% 100.00%
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2006 19 1,900 784 41.26%2007 50 4,750 31 0.65% 96.05%2008 28 1,075 0 0.00% 100.00%
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2007 54 2,650 44 1.66%2008 113 3,050 0 0.00% 100.00%
Central and Eastern (Area 1) Boll Data
Yuma (Area 3) Boll Data
River Counties (Area 2) Boll Data
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
SUMMARY BOLL DATA
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
SUMMARY BOLL DATA
0
500
1,000
1,500
Larvae
2006 2007 2008
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL AND EASTERN (AREA 1) BOLL DATA
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
CENTRAL AND EASTERN (AREA 1) BOLL DATA
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2006 767 55,367 1,126 2.03%2007 709 40,075 31 0.08% 97.25%2008 127 5,640 0 0.00% 100.00%
Central and Eastern (Area 1) Boll Data
100% Reduction
0
200
400
600
800
Larvae
2006 2007 2008
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER COUNTIES (AREA 2) BOLL DATA
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
RIVER COUNTIES (AREA 2) BOLL DATA
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2006 19 1,900 784 41.26%2007 50 4,750 31 0.65% 96.05%2008 28 1,075 0 0.00% 100.00%
River Counties (Area 2) Boll Data
100% Reduction
0
20
40
60
Larvae
2007 2008
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA (AREA 3) BOLL DATA
ARIZONA PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM
YUMA (AREA 3) BOLL DATA
Year Samples Total Bolls Total Larvae % Infested Reduction2007 54 2,650 44 0.0166037742008 113 3,050 0 0 100.00%
Yuma (Area 3) Boll Data
100% Reduction
Township/Field Location # bolls# of Pupae & Adults
put in culture Percent Infested
32103 1208 Somerton, AZ 501 518 103.39%32116 0312 Dome Valley, AZ 510 506 99.22%32117 3319 No. Gila Valley, AZ 607 317 52.22%32115 3006 So. Gila Valley, AZ 568 528 92.96%32206 3008 Wellton, AZ 607 656 108.07%
N/A Holtville, CA 672 127 18.90%32210 2726 Texas Hill, AZ 500 523 104.60%
N/A Bard, CA 600 0.00%
2007 STATEWIDE COLLECTIONS
Data Courtesy of Tim Dennehy
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 NON-BT BOLL COLLECTION DATA
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 NON-BT BOLL COLLECTION DATA
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
PercentInfested
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 NON-BT BOLL COLLECTION DATA
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 NON-BT BOLL COLLECTION DATA
Data Courtesy of Tim Dennehy
DESERT LINE TRAP DATA
2008 LATE SEASON OBJECTIVES
• Review data for 2009 program actions/modifications.
• PBW Technical Committee develops confirmation of eradication criteria.
• ACRPC staff begins discussions with Monsanto concerning natural refuge.– Heliothis survey to generate data supporting
natural refuge.
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