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With about five weeks of effective flowering & another three weeks to complete fibre elongation, a total of eight weeks without stress is required to have uninterrupted fibre length in all bolls.
This notification form is for use in Australian Cotton industry.
We would like to know the full distribution of Solenopsis mealybug.
If you suspect you have Solenopsis mealybug in your cotton crop (or on alternative hosts) we would appreciate hearing from you..
If you are not sure if the problem is mealybug you may download a photo to us of the problem using the form below. The information gathered in this form will be emailed to researchers and extension officers who are working on the problem.
A researcher or extension officer will contact you within 2 working days on receipt of the information.
Alternatively
Please send dead mealybug in 65% ethanol to DEEDI entomology staff with the following information:
Date:
Collector:
Phone number:
Email address:
Location:
Host plant:
Other information (eg damage symptoms):
Send samples to:
Zara Ludgate
203 Tor St
Toowoomba
QLD, 4350
