Seven cotton fields across northeast North Carolina in 2006 and nine across northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia in 2007 were identified having stink bug levels above economic threshold.  Cotton fields consisted of Bollgard II varieties to limit the impact of caterpillar damage.  At each location, two cohorts of bolls were sampled.  The first cohort was removed when field reached quarter sized bolls.  These bolls were removed from the plant and external sunken lesions were identified and counted.  Bolls were then dissected and internal damaged identified and counted (warts, damaged seeds, destroyed locks).  During examination of the first cohort, a second cohort was identified in the field and external sunken lesions counted.  Second cohort bolls were then marked with tags and allowed to remain in the field until black seed coats were formed.  Following black seed coat, the second cohort was removed from the field and internal damage was identified and counted.  The locks of cotton from cohort two were then allowed to fluff out and were ginned through a table top-gin to determine grade and lint quality.