Cotton maturity ranges from early bloom to pinhead square. Squaring cotton should still be monitored for cotton fleahoppers.  Once cotton begins to bloom, we tend to consider the field safe from cotton fleahopper.  The field can be considered safe if fruit retention is sufficiently high to meet its expected yield potential.  The reason I think the field is safe is cotton fleahoppers cause fruit shed to small squares, pinhead sized or smaller and the plants should have enough fruit matchhead square or older. When the crop begins to… Read More →