Agriculture: Cotton Pest Management Guidelines

Harvest to Postharvest

This year-round IPM program covers major pests of cotton grown in California.

About Harvest to Postharvest

What should you be doing during this time?

  • Maintain maximum time between harvest and planting whitefly host crops.
  • Promptly destroy stalks to prevent regrowth and limit additional whitefly buildup.

Observe local plowdown regulations and host-free periods to prevent establishment of pink bollworm.

Text Updated: 05/13
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