Symptom of damage

• Red stained lint and rotting bolls
• Inner boll wall with warty growth or water soaked spots
• Young bolls abort and turn dark brown
• The bacterium Nematosporagossypii enters the site of injury and stains the fibre

Identification of the pest

• Nymphs and Adults - Reddish bugs with white bands on the abdomen and black markings on the wings