Cotton 

Cotton production requires extensive inputs to produce high-quality fibre that can compete in the international market. This means controlling insect pests and weeds in the crop is necessary to ensure maximum yield, quality and profitability.

Balanced Crop Production & Pest Management Solutions
Dow AgroSciences is committed to providing the Australian cotton industry with a product mix that delivers balanced crop production and pest management solutions.

 


Cotton Market Products – Insecticides Description
Entrust* Naturalyte* For control of Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and Native Budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) - approved for use in organic cotton crops. Other: Controls a wide range of caterpillar pests and thrips in vegetables, tree and vine crops, bananas, ornamentals and forestry – organically approved in all crops.
Lorsban* 500 EC

For control of wireworms, springtails, cutworms, armyworms, pink spotted bollworm, cotton aphid, cotton flea beetle, redshouldered leaf beetle and locusts in young cotton crops.

Other: Controls an extensive range of foliar & fruit feeding and soil dwelling insects in temperate and sub-tropical tree crops, grapevines, vegetables, cereals, pulses and more.
Trojan*

For control of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and native budworm (H. punctigera), pink spotted bollworm, mirids, brokenbacked bug, cotton seed bug, pale cotton stainer and leafhoppers in cotton

Other: Controls a wide range of insect pests in brassica vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes, citrus, summer pulses, winter cereals, sunflower, sorghum and more.
Cotton Market Products – Herbicides Description
Verdict* 520 Post-emergent control of a wide range of annual and perennial grass weeds.