The purpose of this travel scholarship was to enable tone researcher to participate in and present results of Australian whitefly research at the 3rd International Whitefly Symposium in 2018, held in Perth. This meeting presented an unique opportunity for Australian researchers to attend an international gathering of prominent whitefly researchers from all over the world on home ground. The primary objectives of involvement were firstly, to enable professional relationships to be developed with researchers from the United States, Asia-Pacific countries, as well as Africa, where whitefly is a problem in field crops such as cotton. Secondly, to scope out the latest approaches to whitefly control in cotton and gauge applicability and transfer potential of such technologies to Australian cotton production systems. Finally, to enhance knowledge, professional development and potential for future collaborative work.