# Watch Emerging Cotton Closely for Signs of Thrips

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2015-05-07
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Now that cotton is going in the ground and starting to emerge, it’s time to watch closely to see if pre-plant thrips treatments are holding. If not, foliar applications may be needed for additional control.

In a [recent UT Crops Blog](http://news.utcrops.com/2015/05/cotton-in-the-ground-thrips-in-the-air/#more-11428), Scott Stewart, Extension entomologist with the University of Tennessee, outlines the things that growers should be looking for as cotton emerges and provides recommendations for foliar applications.