Cotton arthropods

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1. Cotton arthropod diversity, damage and production losses

Chapter 1. Cotton and its cultivation

The plant: botanical aspects

Diversity of cotton growing methods

Chapter 2. Phytosanitary problems linked to arthropods

Diversity of damage caused to cotton

Diversity of phytophagous arthropods of cotton

Chapter 3. Natural regulation by arthropods and micro-organisms

Natural enemies by functional groups

Overall importance of the natural enemy complex

Chapter 4. Production losses due to arthropod diversity

Quantitative losses

Qualitative losses

Part 2. Cotton pest management strategies and practices

Chapter 5. Evolution of plant protection strategies

Integrated control and management on a large geographical scale

From conventional to sustainable agriculture

Biological control and biocontrol

Agroecology and agroecological crop protection

Chapter 6. Diversity of cotton protection practices

The case of natural cotton cultivation

The case of certified organic cotton cultivation

The case of conventional cotton cultivation

Ambiguities inherent in the use of insecticides

Chapter 7. Towards a reduction in the use of synthetic insecticides in sub-Saharan Africa

Dose-cadence protection programs

Protection programs with thresholds

Chapter 8. Other methods adopted for cotton protection

Partial adoption of biological control or natural regulation

Use of pheromones

Crop associations and agroforestry

Thresholds in mechanized cultivation

Chapter 9. Putting strategies into practice: difficulties and challenges

Difficulties in defining or applying thresholds

Difficulties related to the adoption of Bt cotton

Difficulties in implementing control methods

Chapter 10. Conclusions and perspectives

Taxonomic diversity, biology and ecology of pests

Developing new knowledge on pest-cotton interactions

Involving actors in the value chain

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