Ability to Respond Total:20 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:High
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
The adult moth is a good flier; larvae are also concealed (tunneled) into hosts so could be some spread in that way.
4
Spread Amount
This is a cotton pest; some other minor crop hosts related to cotton.
4
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
Increased insecticide usage would result to manage this pest if it established - this could threaten environmental quality.
1
Agricultural
Infests cotton/reduces yield in cotton; infests the Imperial Valley and Palo Verde valley production areas; grower funded program keeps #'s below damaging levels; planting/harvest date restrictions, cotton stubble/debris procedures/deadlines are in place.
3
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
12
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Adults can be easily sampled with pheromone traps; larvae are hidden.
4
Control
Can be controlled with Bt-cotton, but is an added expense for growers and for CA; eradication program in S. CA by planting 100% Bt cotton for a few years; long-term, increased chance of resistance; short-term, not compatible with organic cotton production
