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. In field efficacy trials, Capture applied at
0.05 lb ai/A provided commercially acceptable control of the Heliothian complex, Lygus spp., phytophagous Pentatomidae and Bemisia argentifolii comparable to that of the standard cotton insecticides with a slight advantage in Lygus control over the other pyrethroid type insecticides. 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. Early season applications of Capture provided Lugus lineolaris and Pseudatomoscelis seriatus control superior to and resulted in negative impact on predator arthropods similar to that of Karate, Baythroid, Leverage, Orthene, Vydate and Provado. Predatory arthropod populations required approximately two weeks to rebound to that of the untreated check. Capture provided aphid suppression that minimized aphid flaring observed with Karate and Baythroid. Capture provided control of subsequent Heliothian infestations equal to that of Karate and Baythroid and superior to that of Orthene, Vydate and Provado. A positive yield response with early season applications was observed with yields generally higher with Capture than Karate, Baythroid, Leverage, Orthene and Vydate.