Research in this project was conducted over 3 years to investigate a range of issues related to improving the management of pests in cotton, especially through the early season. Experiments investigated * the efficacy and non-target effects of new insecticides * the response of cotton to early pest damage from thrips and other pests * resistance in spider mites to insecticides * the effects of spider mites on yield of dry land cotton * plant resistance in cotton to spider mites * rotation crops and mite overwintering. * effects of aphids on cotton yield