Field studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of varying rates of precision placed aldicarb treatments in combination with conservation tillage for the control of tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), in seedling cotton. Sampling showed that thrips counts were reduced in conservation tillage plots. Precision placed treatments significantly reduced thrips infestations in comparison with the untreated check and were as effective in reducing thrips populations as the standard in-furrow 3.92 kg product per ha rate. Precision placed aldicarb at rates of 1.44, 2.87, and 5.74 showed the most effective reduction in thrips populations. No interaction between tillage practices and insecticide treatments was observed. Plants from conservation tillage plots were significantly taller than plants from conventional tillage plots. Plants from precision placement treated plots were as tall as plants from plots treated with the standard in-furrow rate. No significant differences in yield were observed between conservation and conventional tillage plots. Yields from precision placement treated plots were as high as those from plots treated with the standard in-furrow rate. Results of this test indicate that precision placement of aldicarb at planting in combination with conservation tillage could result in substantially reduced amounts of insecticide needed for managing thrips infestations in seedling cotton. Application of a system of this type could result in substantial savings in grower costs as well as a reduction in environmental hazards.