Pink Bollworm Program Mapping
The Pink Bollworm Program has a proud history of producing cotton maps with acreage estimates that are accurate to within 3% of the planted acreage. A complete and accurate map of planted cotton is the cornerstone of each season’s Pink Bollworm Program. The Pink Bollworm Program’s cotton map is a necessary component of trapping and sterile release. The Program’s accurate cotton maps have attracted attention of, and have been made available to, cooperating agencies, researchers, and others throughout the cotton industry.
Accuracy of the Pink Bollworm Program’s Cotton Maps
The cotton maps created by the Pink Bollworm Program are accurate to within 1/10th of a mile and depicts field details such as cut outs for irrigation ponds, structures, canals, etc. Pink Bollworm trappers are responsible for making any corrections to the map of their trapping zone during the season. Cotton fields, or parts of fields, that are terminated early are deleted from the map and fields that were missed during the mapping effort are added to the season’s map. Field lead persons performing routine quality assurance tests of the trapping zones also check the accuracy of the cotton map during the season.
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