Integrated Management: • Remove & destroy all alternate-unwanted plants. • Do not throw the mealybug infested weed host plants after removing in water channel. • Locate the ant colonies in the field and drench those burrow with Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 20 ml per 10 lit of water. Repeat the same 2-3 times on need base. • Uproot severely affected cotton plants at early stage and take away from the field and destroy them. • Wash equipments with a jet of water or spray of chemical insecticides before moving to another cotton fields. • Aenasius bambawalei is an important parasite (40-70% parasitism) of mealybug. Avoid the toxic insecticides when this parasite is observed abundant. • Monitor the fields regularly and give spot application of recommended insecticides to prevent further spreading of the pest. • On initiation of the pest, spray Neem oil @ 40 ml or neem based formulation @ 10 ml (1% EC) to 40 ml (0.15% EC) per 10 lit of water. • Spray Verticillium lecanii, fungal pathogen @ 40 g or ml per 10 litres of water during high humid days in evening time. • If population showed increasing trend than spray Profenophos 50 EC @ 10 ml or Thiodicarb 50 WP 10 g or Buprofezin 25 SC @ 20 ml or Chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 20 ml per 10 lit of water. Also add any detergent powder @ 10 g per 10 lit of water into the solution. • Change the insecticides at each spray. See that, plants must be covered properly with insecticide spray. • Do not allow sheep/ goat/ animal for grazing in the field to avoid further spreading. Dr. T. M. Bharpoda,_x000D_ Ex. Professor of Entomology, _x000D_ B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand- 388 110 (Gujarat India)_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ If you find this information useful, click on the yellow thumbs up sign under the photo and also share this with your farmer friends using the options given below.