1998 Australian Cotton Conference

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Helicoverpa armigera Stunt Virus as a Source of Insecticidal Insert Genes for Engineering Into Cotton For Bollworm Control

Gordon, Karl, Triffett, Damien, Lincoln, Michelle, Millgate, Anthony, Larkin, Phil, Hanzlik, Terry (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1998-08-14)

The Australian cotton industry continues to face a major challenge in controlling heliothine caterpillars.

Attitudes to integrated Pest Management in the Australian Cotton Industry

Coutts, Jeff, McIntyre, Geoff, Gibb, Dallas (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1998-08-14)

The adoption of integrated Pest Management technologies and strategies, which are being extensively researched and developed in the cotton industry, has been very limited.

Bioassay of new insecticides for the control of the green mirid Creontiades dilutus (Stal)

Simpson, Gordon, Cornford, Renee (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1998-08-14)

The green mind, Creontiades dilutes (Stal) (Hemiptera: Miridae), is an important but sporadic pest of cotton which destroys small squares on cotton plants (Pyke and Brown, 1996).

Activity of heliothis egg parasites in late season INGARD

Cavallaro, Benedette, Simpson, Gordon (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1998-08-14)

As low densities of heliothis may survive on Bt transgenic plants late in the season, a specific late season control for heliothis is valuable to reduce the survival of individuals resistant to Bt toxin.

Apple Dimpling Bug: What Do We Know

Mensah, Robert, Khan, Moazzem (Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, 1998-08-14)

The apple dimpling bug (ADB), Campylomma liebknechti (Girault) is a sucking insect, indigenous to Australia which occurs in all cotton growing area.