Cotton Insect Management GuideTeaching, Research, Extension and Service
Whiteflies - Silverleaf whitefly adults and enclosed pupae
Thrips - Young cotton plant damaged by thrips feeding.
Stink Bugs - Hatching southern green stink bugs
Saltmarsh Caterpillar - Late instar saltmarsh caterpillar feeding on a cotton seedling
Pink Bollworm - Late instar pink bollworm larva
Spider Mites - Twospotted or carmine spider mite adult female and spherical shaped egg.
Creontiades Plant Bug - Creontiades nymphs are similar in appearance to cotton fleahopper but are generally larger and have red stippling on their antennae through the 3rd instar.
Boll Weevil - Adult boll weevils have long snouts for puncturing squares
Beet Armyworm - Newly hatched beet armyworms; note scaled covered egg mass and exposed egg mass (inset)