The status of heat treatment of plant cotton seed for the control of pink bollworm, Pectinophora scutigera Hold., in Queensland

Abstract

Present control measures for pink bollworm are based on the elimination of sources of infestation by destroying over-wintering host plants, farm hygiene, and the prevention of dispersal through seed. Complete control of over-wintering stages in the field cannot be achieved. Heat treatment of plant cotton seed is not an essential phase of control measures for pink bollworm in Queensland.