Capture^® 2.0EC insecticide/miticide, which contains the active ingredient bifenthrin, was evaluated for carmine mite control to determine optimum application timing. Single applications of 0.06 lb ai/A were initiated at 2, 8, and 10 mites per leaf in replicated studies to examine the effectiveness of bifenthrin when applied to different initial population levels. Control, at three to six days after treatment, was 98-100% when bifenthrin was applied to initial mite levels of either 2 or 8 mites/leaf. Effective residual control was maintained through twelve days on both populations. Both initial and residual control was reduced when treatment application was delayed until mite levels reached 10/leaf. Further work was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple applications of bifenthrin when initial mite levels were moderate to heavy. Two applications, in a seven day interval, maintained control of an increasing carmine mite population for twelve days. A third application at twenty-three days after the second, further reduced the carmine mite level to 90% below that of the untreated population. Optimum benefit of the unique pest spectrum of bifenthrin requires sampling of both insect and mite populations throughout the cotton growing season to allow for appropriate application timing.