The boll weevil has been the key insect that has dominated cotton insect control programs and strategies over much of the southern cotton belt since the early 1900's. The Boll Weevil Eradication Program (BWEP) initiated in North Carolina has been ongoing in the southeastern states of Georgia, Florida and southern Alabama since 1987. This paper will discuss the results of a survey conducted in 1992 in Alabama to document the effects of this program on the changes in insect pressure and the resulting pesticide usage. Comparisons were made both inside and outside the BWEP area as to the number of applications made, what the target pests were, the type of chemistry used, the pounds required to control each pest and the total pounds applied.