Cotton Fleahopper Damage on Water-Stressed Cotton

Cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus, can cause excessive loss of cotton squares, resulting in reduced yield and harvest delays. Field testing during drought conditions provided opportunity to assess insect activity in a high contrast of dryland and irrigated conditions. Understanding how water stress contributes to cotton fleahopper fluctuations may allow better estimation of cotton risk from cotton fleahopper damage.