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Can be residents in Australian cotton fields - No or little known damage or effect as a beneficial
These arthropods have beneficial effects in the crop - generally prey on or displace pest species
These arthropods have been known to damage or are associated with damage in cotton.  NB  some of  these species act to suppress other pest species 
 These exotic pests are not present in Australia but are a threat if introduced
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SUSTAINABLE COTTON LANDSCAPES 

1: Think beyond the crop
2: Encourage beneficials with diverse, messy vegetation
3: Do not disturb, conserve your beneficials
4: Consider birds and bats as beneficials
5: Control weeds on the farm
6: Consider water availability 

 

 

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Beneficials by common name:
The following is a list of beneficial insects and other agents using their common name that can be found in Australian cotton fields

Ants  

Bacteria  

Beetles
  Green Carab Beetle 
  Green Soldier Beetle 
  Red and Blue Beetle 
  Ladybirds 
      Minute Two-Spotted Ladybird 
      White collared ladybird     
      Striped Ladybird 
      Common spotted ladybird 
      Transverse ladybird
      Mealybug ladybird 

Bugs
    Apple Dimpling Bugs 
    Assassin Bug 
    Bigeyed Bug
    Brown Smudge Bug
    Damsel Bug
    Glossy Shield Bug
    Pirate Bug
    Predatory Shield Bug
    Red eyed bug 
    Seed eating bug 

Earwigs

Common Brown Earwig 

Flies
    Hoverflies 
    Silver fly 
    Tachnid flies 

Fungus
    Fungal diseases 

Lacewings
  Green Lacewings 
  Brown Lacewing

Millipedes
    Millipedes 

Mites
    Red Predatory mite

Parasitoids
    Parasitoids of Aphids 
    Parasitoids of Green vegetable bugs 
    Parasitoids of Lepidopteran eggs 
    Parasitoids of Lepidopteran larvae 
    Parasitoids of Lepidopteran pupae 
    Parasitoids of Whitefly 

Spiders
  Spiders - the Hunters
    Flower or Crab Spiders 
    Jumping Spiders  
    Lynx Spiders  
    Nightstalking or Sac Spiders  

  Spiders - the Web builders
    Orbweavers  
    Redback Spider 
    Tangle Web Spider 
    Wolf Spiders 

Thrips
    Thrips 

Virus
    Viral Diseases 

Wasps 
     Banded Caterpillar Parasite 
    Two-toned Caterpillar Parasite  
    Orange Caterpillar Parasite  
    Orchid Dupe  
    Microplitis Demolitor 
    Trichogramma 

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