Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Associate Director, MAFES
Professor

Row Crop Entomology



Education:
  • Ph.D., Mississippi State University
  • M.S., Mississippi State University
  • B.S., Mississippi State University

Extension Areas:
  • IPM in row crops including cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat, and grain sorghum

Publications

  • Catchot, B. D., F. R. Musser, J. Gore, N. Krishnan, D. R. Cook, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, S. Brown, N. Seiter, A. L. Catchot, D. L. Kerns, R. Jackson, K. S. Knighten. 2021. Sublethal impacts of novaluron on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) adults. Journal of Economic Entomology 114(2):739-746. Download
  • Whalen, A., A. L. Catchot Jr., J. Gore, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, D. R. Cook, F. R. Musser, J. W. Harris, N. Krishnan. 2021. Temporal Profile of Neonicotinoid Concentrations in Cotton, Corn, and Soybean Resulting from Insecticidal Seed Treatments. Agronomy 11(6):1200. Download
  • Barrett, S., J. Gore, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, D. M. Dodds. 2020. Evaluation of the rainfastness of selected insecticides against tarnished plant bug. National Cotton Council 503-506.
  • Bateman, N. R., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, J. T. Irby. 2020. Effects of planting date for soybean growth, development, and yield in the southern USA. Agronomy 10(4):596.  Download
  • Bateman, N. R., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, J. T. Irby. 2020. Effects of planting date for soybean growth, development, and yield in the southern USA. Agronomy 10(4):596.  Download
  • Coelho, M., A. F. Godoy, Y. A. Baptista, J. P. F. Bentivenha, A. L. Lourencão, E. L. L. Baldin, A. L. Catchot. 2020. Assessing soybean genotypes for resistance to Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(1):471-481.  Download
  • Coelho, M., A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, J. Gore, A. L. Lourencao, E.L. L. Baldin. 2020. Simulated corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, injury in an indeterminate soybean cultivar at various growth stages under non-irrigated conditions in the southern United States. Agronomy 10(10):1450.  Download
  • Corbin, J. C., T. B. Towles, W. Crow, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, J. Gore. 2020. Evaluation of current tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) thresholds in transgenic MON 88702 cotton expressing the Bt Cry51Aa2.834_16 trait. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(4):1816-1822.  Download
  • Crow, W., A. L. Catchot, D. M. Dodds, D. R. Cook, J. Gore. 2020. Cotton compensation and economic insecticide applications. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3514 Download
  • Crow, W., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. M. Dodds, D. R. Cook, T. W. Allen. 2020. Evaluation of tillage, at-planting treatment, and nematicide on tobacco thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and reniform nematode (Tylenchida: Hoplolamidae) management in cotton. Agronomy 10(2):300.  Download
  • Crow, W., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. M. Dodds, T. W. Allen, D. R. Cook. 2020. Evaluation of seed treatment, herbicide, and nematicide on tobacco thrips (Thysanoptera:Thripdae) and reniform nematode (Tylenchida:Hololaimidae) control. Journal of Cotton Science 24:10-16.  Download
  • Crow, W., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, G. Lorenz, N. Bateman, B. Thrash, G. Studebaker, S. Stewart, S. Brown, T. Towles, D. Kerns. 2020. Terminating tarnished plant bug insecticide applications. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3457.  Download
  • Crow, W., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook. 2020. Insecticide performance on tarnished plant bug. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3548.  Download
  • Crow, W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, S. Stewart, N. Seiter, G. Studebaker, G. Lorenz, D. Kerns, S. Brown, M. Jones, T. Towles, F. Musser. 2020. Termination of insecticide applications for tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) management in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 24:17-26.  Download
  • Franca, L. X., D. M. Dodds, D. B. Reynolds, J. A. Bond, A. Mills, A. L. Catchot, D. G. Peterson. 2020. Influence of flooding period and seed burial depth on Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) seed germination. Pest Management Science 76(11):3832-3837.  Download
  • Franca, L. X., D. M. Dodds, T. R. Butts, G. R. Kruger, D. B. Reynolds, J. Mills, J. A. Bond, A. L. Catchot, D. G. Peterson. 2020. Droplet size impact on lactofen and acifluorfen efficacy for Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) control. Weed Technology 34(3):416-423 Download
  • Franca, L. X., D. M. Dodds, T. R. Butts, G. R. Kruger, D. B. Reynolds, J. Mills, J. A. Bond, A. L. Catchot, D. G. Peterson. 2020. Evaluation of optimal droplet size for control of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) with acifluorfen. Weed Technology 34(4):511-519.  Download
  • Kelly, F. R., J. Gore, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, B. R. Golden, L. J. Krutz, W. Crow, T. B. Towles, J. A. Bond. 2020. Evaluation of flood removal in combination with insecticide seed treatment for rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larval management in rice. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(5):2235-2240.  Download
  • Lindenmayer, J. C., K. L. Giles, N. C. Elliott, A. E. Knutson, R. Bowling, M. J. Brewer, N. J. Seiter, B. McCornack, S. A. Brown, A. L. Catchot, T. A. Royer. 2020. Development of binomial sequential sampling plans for sugarcane aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in commercial grain sorghum. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(4):1990-1998 Download
  • Plumblee, M. T., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, T. B. Raper, A. S. Jones, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2020. Effect of physical damage to early- and late-maturing cotton cultivars. Agronomy Journal 112(2):1140-1147 Download
  • Wilson, B. R., T. W. Allen, A. L. Catchot, L. J. Krutz, D. M. Dodds. 2020. Determining the profitability of reniform nematode control practices in the Mississippi cotton production system. Plant Health Progress 21(2):105-112.  Download
  • Abbott, C. C., J. M. Sarver, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, R. Alan Henn, L. J. Krutz. 2019. Establishing defoliation thresholds for insect pests of peanut in Mississippi. Peanut Science 46:1-7. Download
  • Caprio, M. A., R. Kurtz, A. Catchot, D. Kerns, D. Reisig, J. Gore, F. P. F. Reay-Jones. 2019. The corn-cotton agroecosystem in the mid-southern United States: what insecticidal event pyramids should be used in each crop to extend Vip3A durability. Journal of Economic Entomology 112:2894-2906. Download
  • Ethridge, B., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, E. J. Larson. 2018. Influence of temperature on the efficacy of foliar insecticide sprays against sugarcane aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) populations in grain sorghum. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(1):196-200.  Download
  • North, J. H., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, F. Musser. 2019. Quantifying the impact of excluding insecticide classes from cotton integrated pest management programs in the U.S. Mid-South. Journal of Economic Entomology 112:341-348.  Download
  • Olivi, B. M., J. Gore, F. Musser, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook. 2019. Impact of simulated corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) kernel feeding on field corn yield. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(5):2193-2198.  Download
  • Plumblee, M. T., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2019. Effect of foliar applied nitrogen to cotton with artificial terminal and node removal. Journal of Cotton Science 23(3):225-230.  Download
  • Plumblee, M., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2019. Determining the optimum irrigation schedule in furrow irrigated cotton using soil moisture sensors. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 5(1):180047.  Download
  • Samples, C. A., D. M. Dodds, J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, B. R. Golden, J. J. Varco, J. M. Riley. 2019. Impact of nitrogen application rate on tarnished plant bug (Heteroptera: Miridae) populations and management in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 23(1):28-37.  Download
  • Wood, C. W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2019. Impact of irrigation timing on tarnished plant bug populations and yield of cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 23(1):21-27.  Download
  • Akbar, W., A. Gowda, J. E. Ahrens, J. W. Stelzer, R. S. Brown, S. L. Bollman, J. T. Greenplate, J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, G. Lorenz, S. D. Stewart, D. L. Kerns, J. K. Greene, M. D. Toews, D. A. Herbert, D. D. Reisig, G. A. Sword, P. C. Ellsworth, L. D. Godfrey, T. L. Clark. 2019. First transgenic trait for control of plant bugs and thrips in cotton. Pest Management Science 75:867-877. Download
  • Darnell-Crumpton, C., A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, J. Gore, D. M. Dodds, S. C. Morsello, F. Musser. 2018. Neonicotinoid insecticide resistance in tobacco thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) of Mississippi. Journal of Economic Entomology 111(6): 2824-2830.  Download
  • Fleming, D., F. Musser, D. Reisig, J. Greene, S. Taylor, M. Parajulee, G. Lorenz, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. Kerns, S. Stewart, D. Boykin, M. A. Caprio, N. Little. 2018. Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis cotton on insecticide use, heliothine counts, plant damage, and cotton yield: A meta-analysis, 1996-2015. PLOS ONE 13(7):e0200131. Download
  • Ryals, J. L., D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, F. Musser, S. D. Stewart, R. B. Leanord, D. G. Buntin, D. L. Kerns, T. W. Allen, J. Gore. 2018. Impact of corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on field corn (Poales: Poaceae) yield and grain quality. Journal of Economic Entomology 111(3):1249-1255.  Download
  • Copeland, J. D., D. M. Dodds, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. G. Wilson. 2017. Evaluation of planting date, variety, and PRE herbicide on thrips infestations, cotton growth and development, and lint yield. Journal of Cotton Science 21(2):94-103. Download
  • Dodds, D. M., T. H. Dixon, A. L. Catchot, B. R. Golden, E. J. Larson, J. J. Varco, C. A. Samples. 2017. Evaluation of wheat stubble management and seeding rates for cotton grown following wheat production. Journal of Cotton Science 21(2):104-112. Download
  • Little, N. S., A. L. Catchot, K. Clint Allen, J. Gore, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, R. G. Luttrell. 2017. Supplemental control with diamides for heliothines in Bt cotton. Southwestern Entomologist 42(1):15-26. Download
  • North, J. H., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, D. L. Kerns, D. M. Dodds. 2017. Value of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments in Mid-South corn (Zea mays) production systems. Journal of Economic Entomology 111:187-192.  Download
  • Wood, W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2017. Effect of leaf pubescence on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) ability to cause damage and yield loss in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 21:122-127. Download
  • Adams, A., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, N. Krishnan, J. T. Irby. 2016. Residual and systemic efficacy of chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide against corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(6):2411-2417. Download
  • Adams, A., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, N. Krishnan, J. T. Irby. 2016. Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) neonates to diamide insecticides in the Midsouthern and Southeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(3):1161-1166. Download
  • Adams, A., J. Gore, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, T. W. Walker, C. Dobbins. 2016. Efficacy of selected insecticides applied to hybrid rice seed. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(1):200-206. Download
  • Adams, B., D. Cook, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, F. Musser, S. Stewart, D. Kerns, G. Lorenz, J. T. Irby, B. R. Golden. 2016. Evaluation of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), economic injury levels in Mid-South reproductive stage soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(3):1161-1166. Download
  • Allen, C., J. L. Bibb, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, W. Crow, J. Dean, D. Fleming, J. Gore, B. Layton, N. Little, J. MacGown, F. Musser, S. Winter, D. M. Dodds, J. T. Irby, E. J. Larson, S. L. Meyers. 2016. 2017 Insect control guide for agronomic crops. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication 2471. 128 pp. Download
  • Catchot, A. L., D. M. Dodds, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, W. D. Crow. 2016. Pesticide calibration made easy. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 2939, Mississippi State University. 4 pp. Download
  • Copeland, J., D. M. Dodds, A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. Wilson, 2016. Evaluation of PRE herbicides and seed treatment on thrips infestation and cotton growth, development, and yield. Agronomy Journal 108(6):2355-2364. Download
  • Crespo, A., L. B., A. P. Alves, Y. Wang, B. Hong, J. L. Flexner, A. L. Catchot, D. Buntin, D. R. Cook. 2016. Survival of corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Bt maize and cross-pollinated refuge ears from seed blends. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(1):288-298. Download
  • Fleming, D. E., N. Krishnan, A. L. Catchot, F. R. Musser. 2016. Susceptibility to insecticides and activities of glutathion S-transferase and esterase in populations of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera:Miridae) in Mississippi. Pest Management Science 72(8):1595-1603. Download
  • Mangialardi, J.P., J.M. Orlowski, B.H. Lawrence, J. A. Bond, B. R. Golden, A. L. Catchot, J.D. Peeples, T.W. Eubank. 2016. Growth regulation with lactofen does not affect seed yield of irrigated soybean. Agronomy Journal 108(3):1112-1115. Download
  • North, J. H., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, S. D. Stewart, G. M. Lorenz, F. R. Musser, D. R. Cook, D. L. Kerns, D. M. Dodds. 2016. Value of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments in Mid-South soybean (glycine max) production systems. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(3):1156-1160. Download
  • Pan, Z., D. Onstad, P. Crain, A. Crespo, W. Hutchinson, D. Buntin, P. Porter, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, C. Pilcher, L. Flexner, L. Higgins. 2016. Evolution of resistance by Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infesting insecticidal crops in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 821-831. Download
  • Reay-Jones, F., P.F., R. T. Bessin, M. J. Brewer, D. G. Buntin, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, K. L. Flanders, D. L. Kerns, R. P. Porter, D. D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, M. E. Rice, 2016. Impact of Lepidoptera (Crambidae, Noctuidae, and Pyralidae) pests on corn containing pyramided Bt traits and a blended refuge in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 4(109):1859-1871: Download
  • Reay-Jones, F., R. T. Bessin, M. J. Brewer, D. G. Buntin, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, K. L. Flanders, D. L. Kerns, R. P. Porter, D. D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, M. E. Rice. 2016. Impact of lepidoptera (crambidae, noctuidae, and pyralidae) pests on corn containing pyramided Bt traits and a blended refuge in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(4):1859-1871. Download
  • Von Kanel, M., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, M. A. Caprio. 2016. Influence of Dual-Bt protein corn on bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), survivorship on Bollgard II cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(2):860-864. Download
  • Wood, W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2016. Susceptibility of flowering cotton to damage and yield loss from tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Economic entomology 109(3):1188-1195. Download
  • Adams, A., J. Gore, F. Musser, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, T. W. Walker, G. A. Awuni. 2015. Impact of water management on efficacy of insecticide seed treatments against rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mississippi rice. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3):1079-1085. Download
  • Adams, B., A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, F. Musser, J. T. Irby, B. R. Golden. 2015. The impact of simulated corn earworm (lepidoptera: noctuidae) damage in indeterminate soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(3):1072-1078. Download
  • Awuni, G., J. Gore, D. R. Cook, F. Musser, A. L. Catchot, C. Dobbins. 2015. Impact of oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) infestation timing on rice yields and auality. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(4):1739-1747. Download
  • Harris, J. W., A. Catchot, J. Gore, A. Whittington, J. Ferguson, J. Campbell, A. Sheridan 2015. Protecting Pollination by Honey Bees in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 2829. Download
  • Reisig, D. D., D. S. Akin, J. N. All, R. T. Bessin, M. J. Brewer, D. G. Buntin, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, K. L. Flanders, F.-N. Huang, D. W. Johnson, B. R. Leonard, P. J. Mcleod, R. P. Porter, F. P. F. Reay-Jones, K. V. Tindall, S. D. Stewart, N. N. Troxclair, R. R. Youngman, M. E. Rice. 2015. Lepidoptera (Crambidae, Noctuidae, and Pyralidae) injury to corn containing single and pyramided Bt traits, and blended or block refuge, in the Southern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 108(1):157-165. Download
  • Smith, T. P., J. M. Beuzelin, A. L. Catchot, A. C. Murillo, D. L. Kerns. 2015. Biology, ecology, and management of the sugarcane beetle (coleoptera: scarabaeidae) in sweetpotato and corn. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 6(1):13. Download
  • Gore, J., D.R. Cook, A.L. Catchot, F.R. Musser, S.D. Stewart, B.R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, D.S. Akin, K. Tindall, and R. Jackson. 2013. Impact of twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) infestation timing on cotton yields. Journal of Cotton Science 17:34-39. Download
  • Gore, J., A.L. Catchot, F.R. Musser, J.K. Greene, B.R. Leonard, D.R. Cook, G.L. Snodgrass, R. Jackson. 2012. Development of a plant-based threshold for tarnished plant bug (hemiptera: Miridae) in cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(6):2007-2014. Download
  • Musser, F.R., A.L. Catchot, J. Davis, D.A. Herbert, B.R. Leonard, G. Lorenz, J.T. Reed, D.D. Reisig, S.D. Stewart. 2012. 2011 soybean insect losses in the southern US. Midsouth Entomologist 5:11-22. Download
  • Musser, F.R., K.S. Knighten, J.F. Smith, A.L. Catchot. 2012. Pyrethroid insecticide tolerance in bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata in the Mississippi Delta. Pest Management Science 68:658-662. Download
  • Siebert, M.W., J. Thomas, S.P. Nolting, B.R. Leonard, J. Gore, A.L. Catchot, G. Lorenz, S.D. Stewart, D.R. Cook, L.C. Walton, R.B. Lassiter, R.A. Haygood, and J.D. Siebert. 2012. Field evaluations of sulfoxaflor, a novel insecticide, against tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 16:129-143. Download
  • Musser, F.R., G. Lorenz, S.D. Stewart, A.L. Catchot. 2011. 2010 soybean insect losses for Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. Midsouth Entomologist 4:22-28. Download
  • Musser, F.R., A.L. Catchot, B.K. Gibson, K.S. Knighten. 2010. Economic injury levels for southern green stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in R7 growth stage soybeans. Crop Protection 30:63-69. Download
  • Musser, F.R., A.L. Catchot, S.D. Stewart, R. Bagwell, G. Lorenz, K. Tindall, G. Studebaker, R. Leonard, D.S. Akin, D.R. Cook, and C.A. Daves. 2009. Tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) thresholds for cotton before bloom in the Midsouth of the United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 102(6):2109-2115. Download
  • Musser, F.R., A.L. Catchot, S.D. Stewart, R. Bagwell, G. Lorenz, K. Tindall, G. Studebaker, R. Leonard, D.S. Akin, D.R. Cook, C.A. Daves. 2009. Tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) thresholds and sampling comparisons for flowering cotton in the Midsouthern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology 102(5):1827-1836. Download
  • Gore, J., J.J. Adamczyk, A.L. Catchot, R. Jackson. 2008. Yield response of Dual-Toxin Bt cottons to Helicoverpa zea infestations. Journal of Economic Entomology 101(5):1594-1599. Download