All is still pretty quiet in terms of cotton insects. Although plant bugs are out there, we know of only one field that was treated. Square retention is good in all the fields we have checked and similar reports are coming in from local crop scouts. Although you can find spider mites in most fields, none are even close to threshold. Aphids are also present, but in very low numbers. Rain (or lack thereof) may be the bigger issue in many areas. Cotton will be blooming soon, and we will begin to shift to sampling developing bolls for stink bug damage. More on that next week.