Abstract:The mirid bug, Adelphocoris suturalis Jakovlev (Hemiptera: Miridae), was less serious before commercialization of Bt cotton, but caused serious damage on cotton in recent years. For comparing the resistant difference to this pest between two varieties of transgenic Bt cotton 99B and Lu 93-2 and a traditional variety of non-Bt cotton Chun’aizao, development, survival, fecundity and age-specific life-table parameters of A.suturalis were examined on these three varieties under laboratory conditions (25±1℃,85% ±5% RH and natural illumination), and oviposition preference was also determined in field cages. The longest development duration of eggs and larvae, the lowest survival rate of eggs and 1st instar larvae, and the lowest emergence rate and fecundity were observed on non-Bt variety Chun’aizao. Significantly lower index of population developmental trend (I = 4.35), net reproductive rate (R0 = 3.68) and intrinsic rate of increase (rm = 0.04) were also found on Chun’aizao compared with 99B and Lu 93-2. The number of adults perching and eggs laid on Chun’aizao were both significantly lower than those on 99B and Lu 93-2 during both seeding and florescence stages of cotton. These suggested that the traditional non-Bt variety Chun’aizao was more resistant to A.suturalis in relative to the two Bt varieties.