Table 1.-- Estimated reduction in 1979 cotton yields resulting from insect damagea

Loss attributable to-- State No. Bales Loss all states % loss, avg. all states
AL AZ AR CA FL GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA
Boll weevil:
Percent--- 4.0 NAh 0.5 NA 1.5 16.0 4.0 3.16 0 NA 0.05 0 3.0 0 1.6 0 1.4
Bales----- 12.8 NA 3.05 NA 0.052 24.8 27.6 45.82 0 NA 0.022 0 3.45 0 91.2 0 208.794
Bollworm-tobacco budworm:
Percent-- 12.0 0.1 1.0 0.02 12.5 10.0 2.0 3.35 3.0 0.5 4.0 6.0 8.0 1.0 4.7 5.0 3.0
Bales---- 38.4 1.35 6.1 0.676 0.438 15.5 13.8 48.575 4.77 0.525 1.76 31.2 9.2 1.72 267.9 0.006 441.92
Cotton Fleahopper:
Percent--- 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0.16 2.0 2.0 NA 0.5 0 NA 3.3 0 1.4
Bales----- 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 6.9 2.32 3.18 2.1 NA 2.6 0 NA 188.1 0 211.3
Lygus spp. And other plant bugs:
Percent--- 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 1.5 4.0 1.0 4.19 9.0 5.0 0 0 3.0 5.0 0.4 0 1.4
Bales----- 12.8 4.05 6.1 57.46 0.052 6.2 6.9 60.755 14.31 5.25 0 0 3.45 8.6 22.8 0 208.727
Cotton Leafperforator:
Percent--- NA 0 0 0 NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 0
Bales----- NA 0 0 0 NA NA 0 NA NA NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 0
Pink bollworm:
Percent--- NA 0.2 0 0.02 NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 0
Bales----- NA 2.7 0 0.676 NA NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 0 NA NA 0 NA 3,376
Spider mite:
Percent--- 0 0 0.5 2.9 0 1.0 0 0.19 1.0 0 0.4 0 0 0.5 0 1.0 0.7
Bales----- 0 0 3.05 98.02 0 1.55 0 2.755 1.59 0 .176 0 0 0.86 0 0.001 108.002
Thrips:
Percent--- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 1.0 1.0 0.02 0.5 0 1.0 0.2 0 0.3
Bales----- 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.385 1.59 1.05 0.008 2.6 0 1.72 11.4 0 37.953
Othersb,c,d,e,f
Percent--- 2.0b 0.05b 0 1.3d 1.0b 0.36B,C 0 1.76b 1.0C 0 2.0C 0 2.0b,c 1.0d .06e,f 0 0.6
Bales----- 6.4 0.675 0 43.94 0.035 0.558 0 25.520 1.59 0 0.88 0 2.3 1.72 3.42 0 87.038
Total Percent Loss------------ 23.0 0.65 4.0 5.94 16.5 31.36 8.0 13.94 17.0 8.5 6.47 7.0 16.0 8.5 10.26 6.0 8.8
Total Bale

Loss------------

73.6 8.775 24.4 200.772 0.577 48.608 55.2 202.13 27.03 8.925 2.846 36.4 18.4 14.62 584.82 7 1307.11
Yield in balesg 320 1350 610 3380 3.5 155 690 1450 159 105 44 520 115 172 5700 .125 14773.625
aCost of control which helped hold losses to the indicated level not estimated; all figures in table * 1000 except %

bFall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), cEuropean corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner)), dCotton aphid (Aphis gosypii( Glover)),

e(Euschistus spp.), f cotton leafworm (Alabama argillatea(Hubner)

gEstimated by research, Extension, and others based on Statistical Reporting Service Report

hNA - not applicable