By Clint ThompsonThe cotton jassid was one of the main stories that defined Georgia’s 2025 cotton season. It’s been under the spotlight during University of Georgia winter meetings and was the main highlight at the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28. We don’t know the impact of the winter; what that’s going to be on this bug. Again, that’s a, ‘I don’t know.’ We do know just on observations and trials, the earlier it infests cotton, the greater our potential yield loss. It is an insect we’ll be scouting for very early in the season.”Insect’s ImpactThe cotton jassid feeds on the lower surface of the leaves.