Issue being addressed A complex of soil pests can cause crop establishment problems in newly sown cotton crops even where seed dressings are used.

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

Host Plant Resistance of Cotton genotypes. Australian cotton is attacked by a diversity of insect pests.