Cotton Insect Pest and Beneficial Guide
  Introduction
  Beneficials by common name
  Pests by common name
  Beneficials by scientific name
  Pests by scientific name
  Acknowledgements

The Cotton Pest and Beneficial Guide

More than 1,000 different kinds of insects and spiders can be found in Australian cotton fields, though only about 50 of these ever become abundant, and as few as 30 insects and mites have ever been recorded causing damage to the cotton plant. Many spiders and insects are beneficial because they feed on pests, but the majority are benign, casual visitors to cotton en routs between other habitats. No insects, spiders or mites are restricted just to cotton fields and some cotton pests are also important pests of other crops. The following pageswill help you identify these insects and arthropods. 

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Introduction
Pests by common name 
Beneficials by common name
Pests by scientific name
Beneficials by scientific name
Acknowledgements