Prior to teh commencement of the 2016/17 cotton season, it was predicted that early season pest numbers would be extreme and widespread due to good winter and spring rainfall in all areas.

Boggabri cotton grower, Andrew Watson, has shown that with optimal growth rates, a healthy population of beneficial predators and a plant monitoring approach, it is possible to grow a Bollgard II crop without (or with

Managing riparian vegetation for multiple benefits

This document covers species identification, honeydew, Whitefly ecology, thresholds , management Farm hygeine and Biosecurity risks

Drs Robert Mensah and Lewis Wilson were invited by on the Organising Committee of the

International Congress of Entomology Conference to organise a symposium on the

The reintroduction of cotton to the Australian semi arid tropics (SAT) was prevented by insect pests

that are dominant during the wet (summer) season and a perception that the crop could only be

Several issues developing around Bt crops [chickpea, pigeonpea, sorghum] at ICRISAT. Considerable difficulties with achieving high expression and lack of clear understanding of deployment or management needs.

Cotton production has grown to become one of Australia’s most important agricultural

industries, with several regional economies supported by its development. Growing

The important role that beneficial arthropods play in cotton farming systems is increasingly being recognised across the industry.

The Australian cotton growers for the past 5 years have come to realise the important role beneficial insects play in managing pests in their cotton farms.

Elsewhere in this proceedings I have stated that the cotton industry in Australia is undertaking a journey towards the adoption of a true IPM.

The concepts associated with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are central to insect control and management across the Australian cotton industry.

CRDC document 'Triple Bottom Line Highlights' indicates the following successes pertaining to insect management, especially the adoption of IPM and AWM:

Cotton integrated pest management (IPM) is a constantly evolving approach to managing insect and mite pests in cotton.

The use of strip crops planted beside, or near, cotton is being promoted as part of the cotton industry's' integrated pest management (lPM) guidelines.

Put simply, Area Wide Integrated Pest Management is the combined effort of a number of farmers and their advisers to manage pests using all the tools available with minimum impact on beneficial insects, the environmen

The aim of this study was to (1) improve our understanding of predator responses to prey, predator/prey interactions and factors limiting their efficacy in cotton systems, (2) improve the performance of Envirofeast pr

Controlling heliothine caterpillars presents an ever greater challenge for the Australian cotton industry.

The introduction of transgenic cotton expressing the CrylAc insecticidal crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is expected to provide the basis for pest management in cotton in the near future and to reduce