The silverleaf whitefly is a key pest of cotton and many other field and horticultural crops in the western USA
The big-eyed bug is a major predator of many insect and mite pests affecting cotton in the western USA
Lygus bugs are important pests of numerous crops in the western U.S. Studies of the basic biology and ecology of Lygus are important to the development of new, more sustainable control strategies.
