# Mississippi: Plant Bug Nymphs Reported in Pre-Bloom Cotton

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2014-06-16
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/mississippi-plant-bug-nymphs-reported-in-pre-bloom-cotton/

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Now that squaring has begun in young cotton, growers need to be watching closely for plant bug activity.

That work has already started in parts of Mississippi, according to a [**report from the Mississippi State Extension entomology team**](http://www.mississippi-crops.com/2014/06/11/tarnished-plant-bug-nymphs-showing-up-in-pre-bloom-cotton/). The questions now – when should growers start treating, and with what?