Capture 2EC (bifenthrin) has been extensively evaluated in field efficacy and laboratory bioassay trials during the past years for control of the major insect and mite pest of cotton. Laboratory photolysis studies have demonstrated longer residual with Capture than Baythroid or Karate with an established half-life of 58.8, 45.6 and 34.7 hours, respectively, when subjected to continuous illumination of ultraviolet light. In field efficacy trials, Capture applied at 0.06 lb ai/A provided commercially acceptable control of Heliothis virescens (F.), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), Anthonomus grandis Boheman, Lygus spp., Aphis gossypii Glover and phytophagous Pentatomidae equal to or better than that of Karate, Baythroid and Scout X-tra at 0.03, 0.03 and 0.019 lb ai/A, respectively. Capture at 0.06 lb ai/A also provided Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus cinnabarinus control equal to that of the standard miticides. Superior arthropod control with Capture subsequently resulted in greater yields than that of the standard pyrethroids.