“棉花害虫及其天敌的研究”是我所1974—1979年,为解决湖北棉区长期以来由于单纯使用化学农药防治带来的一系列不良后果而进行的一项重大研究课题。获农牧渔业部1982年技术改进一等奖。我所对棉苗害虫及其天敌的区系、种群生态和消长规律等问题,进行了比较长期深入的调查和分析,并在此基础上,根据生态平衡的理论,在防治实践中, The study of cotton pests and their natural enemies was a major research project undertaken by our institute from 1974 to 1979 to solve the long-standing problem in Hubei cotton area caused by the simple use of chemical pesticides. By the Ministry of agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery technology improvement in 1982 first prize. Based on the above, based on the theory of ecological balance, in the practice of prevention and treatment, we conducted a survey and analysis of the flora, population ecology and the growth and decline pattern of cotton seedlings pests and their natural enemies.