pests of cotton

Recently Added

Management of Solenopsis Mealybug in Bollgard® Cotton

Sequeira, Richard (Queensland Department Of Agriculture And Fisheries, 2017-06-30)

The cotton mealybug (CMB), Phenacoccus solenopsis, also known as the solenopsis mealybug, is a highly polyphagous and invasive global insect pest of cotton.

Multiple Host Use and Gene Flow in Green Vegetable Bug Relative to Cotton

Brookes, Dean (University Of Queensland, 2017-06-30)

The Green Vegetable Bug, Nezara viridula, has recently become a more significant pest of Australian cotton but it is not a problem every season.

Postgraduate: The Ecology of Helicoverpa punctigera: Adaptions for a Changeable Climate

Le Motte, Kristian (University Of New England, 2015-06-30)

The cotton industry relies on GM cotton expressing insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This provides resistance to key pests of cotton, the bollworm Helicoverpa armigera and the native budworm H.

Summer Scholarship: Testing for a ‘Critical Exposure Period’ for Developing Tolerance to Bt

Holman, Sharna (University Of Sydney, 2015-06-30)

Helicoverpa punctigera, along with Helicoverpa armigera, are major pests in Australian cotton.