# Plan Now for Plant Bug Management

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2015-03-06
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/crop-inputs/insect-disease-management/plan-now-for-plant-bug-management/

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It’s still early, and most of the Mid-South is still thawing out after a series of winter storms. But it’s not too early to begin making management plans for tarnished plant bugs in cotton this season.

Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot and Don Cook – all entomologists within the Mississippi State University system – have developed a list of Best Management Practices that growers should consider to help make plant bug management more economical, without sacrificing yield.

Check out their recommendations [**here**](http://www.mississippi-crops.com/2015/03/05/best-management-practices-for-tarnished-plant-bug/).