This travel scholarship funding enabled the attendance at the 3rd International Whitefly Symposium, held in Fremantle in September 2018 was a good opportunity to present Australian researchers whitefly research from t

A two year project that investigated the influences of weathering, insect honeydew and fungal agents on cotton colour grades, yarn and fabric quality parameters provided a better understanding of these factors and the

Along with length, strength, micronaire and leaf content, the colour grade of cotton is a critical component of the set of characteristics used to assess the overall quality of a sample of cotton, and thereby determin

The Problem Periodically, late season outbreaks of pests such as thrips, jassids, cluster caterpillar and spur-throated locusts may cause damage to the cotton canopy and/ or flowers.

The Problem Cotton aphid and silverleaf whitefly feed on phloem sap and produce sugar rich honeydew that can contaminate open cotton bolls leading to downstream problems with processing.