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Keywords: insects and losses, yield loss, damage, Heliothis zea, H. virescens, Anthonomas grandis, Pectinophora gossypiella, Lygus spp., Bucculatrix thurberiella, Tricoplusia ni, Spodoptera exigua, Tetranychus spp., Aphis gossypii, chemical control, cost of insecticide treatments, insecticide resistance, integrated pest management strategy, cultural control, selection of variety, planting time, irrigation schedule, water management, naturally occurring beneficial arthropods, biocontrol, host plant resistance, cost/benefit analysis, economic return