Cotton is one of the ma[or commercial crops of Karnataka. The major factor affecting the yield level of cotton is pest attack. In order to overcome this problem. "Integrated Pest Management" technique has been evolved. This study was conducted in the year 1998 in Raichur district to know the knowledge level of the cotton growers with respect  to IPM practices, their adoption pattern and constraints in their adoption. The results clearly indicate that the knowledge and adoption level of IPM practices is very low among cotton growers though they have scientific orientation, economic motivation, cosmopoliteness and risk orientation.