Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cotton emphasises conservation of beneficial species (mainly insects and spiders) to suppress pest populations and reduce the need to apply insecticides.

Middle East – Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) or B-biotype, commonly referred to as silverleaf whitefly (SLW) is an introduced pest of Australian agriculture, particularly cotton and horticulture.

Over the years a great deal of work has been directed towards improving the selection, testing and evaluation of biological control agents for weed control.

In a suite of 27 national weeds research projects funded as part of the Defeating the Weed Menace Program.

Nowadays, most of us are aware that natural enemies (parasites and predators) sometimes play an important role in the control of pests attacking our crops.