The overall aim of the project was to carry out research to aid the safe and rapid adoption and implementation of genetically engineered viral insecticides into the Australian Cotton Industry. The project formed part of a larger program that aims to commercialise recombinant Heficoverpa NPVs (recHaNPV) with increased insecticidal potential for field control of Heficoverpa/Heliothis pests. The project had strong \inks with the CRC through the projects "Envi ro nmental Impact Assessment for Genetically Engineered Viruses and Identification and Predictive Classification of the Australian Heliothine Moths" and we carried out a number of field trials and collecting trips in collaboration with these projects