In Australia, management of cotton pests is insecticide based.

International trade in organic produce is now estimated to be worth around US$40billion per annum Of this, Australia produces in the vicinity of $40m each year2 and it is expected to become nearer to 10 percent of tot

Use of fertilizers and insecticides in cotton production has increased to the extent that cotton production is losing its profitability against other field crops.

It is probable the I.P.M. of the future will rely heavily on predators, parasites, pheromones, food sprays and deterrents, and that these systems will be developed at least in part in these organic fields.

There are both anecdotal and well documented reports indicating that unsprayed cotton can be profitable.