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

Australia contributes approximately 12% of the world’s total cotton production, and is the third largest exporter of cotton fibre.

FUSCOM has always been an excellent means to encourage collaboration between research groups within Australia and communicate research activities to various groups.

Bill Gordon Consulting Pty Ltd(BCG) has provided training on application and drift management to the cotton industry for over a decade.

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.