In 1975 and 1976 new funds were provided for cotton pest management in eleven boll weevil infested states. New funds provided for increasing Extension work on boll weevil management and allowed for the development of an effective and economically sound cotton insect management program. This occurred because needed Extension professionals to support the program.

Organizational patterns for cotton IPM vary from state to state. In many states emphasis on organization of growers has been practically nonexistent because consultants have increased in numbers adequate to the delivery needs. In other areas where consultant numbers were inadequate or acreages small or fields scattered resulting in acreage not attractive to consultants, farm organizations have been emphasized.

In eleven states, there were 1095 groups providing cotton pest management services in 1980 (latest data available). These included 93 extension sponsored associations, 42 coops, 528 private consultants from 223 consulting firms and 209 industry fieldmen.

A total of $9,240,868 was spent for cotton pest management in 1980 in eleven states. Of this sum, $1,550,000 was federal, $990,461 state and county and $6,700,407 grower and private funding.