Infestation mapping of pink bollworm and spiny bollworm on cotton in the western part of Harran Plain

Abstract

Infestation maps of pink bollworm, PBW (Pectinophora gossypiella Saund.) and spiny bollworm, SBW (Earias insulana Boisd.) in the western part of Harran Plain were prepared using field infestation data collected in 2002-2003 and Arc View GIS 3.2 software. After the cotton harvest, 100 blind bolls from each of 45 localities were collected and dissected to give percent infestation by both pests without distinguishing between them.