If Australia is to maintain its reputation as a consistent supplier of high quality cotton it

will need to ensure that the entire cotton pipeline from growing to ginning and from

Since the introduction of Bt-cotton secondary pests such as aphids, mites and bugs have become more prominent requiring targeted insecticide control.

Prolonged drought, along with a growing population and projected global warming effects are driving a focus on more efficient management of water in Australia.

Water consumption in the irrigation sector has a perception of being a high water consumer, these perceptions are not wrong. Currently it represents 53% of total water consumption in Victoria (ABS, 2010).

Insects can respond to selection pressure by mobilising new defence mechanisms.