Green mirid, Creontiades dilutus is an important pest of cotton. There is an ongoing

debate as to whether mirids that occur in cotton are derived from locally occurring

* Adaptation is the common thread in regional Australia - Adapt or perish - Business level and community level * People follow jobs (not the reverse) * Boom and bust cycles inevitable

Overview of Hunter New England health 2010

One of the important characteristics elevating Heliothis spp. to major pest status is the ability to enter facultative diapause.

My objective has been to construct life tables describing Heliothis egg and larval survival on the major crops of the Darling Downs over several seasons.