Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), Bemisia tabaci B biotype (Gennadius), is a major insect pest of cotton and horticultural industries.

Participation in the cotton industry to facilitate the adoption of IPM Facilitating the adoption of IPM through providing support to industry has been the key focus of this project.

Pyriproxyfen (Admiral), diafenthiuron (Pegasus) and bifenthrin (Talstar) are currently registered for whitefly control in cotton.

In Australia, problems with mirids, Creontiades spp. have increased substantially following the adoption of Bollgard II.

Here we report on the on-going investigation into mirid damage assessment in Bollgard II with the objective to determine action thresholds for mirids at different stages of Bollgard II growth in irrigated and raingrow