Table 1.-- Estimated reduction in 1984 cotton yields resulting from insect damage.
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Loss attributable to-- |
State |
No. Bales Loss all states |
% loss, avg. all states |
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AL |
AZ |
AR |
CA |
FL |
GA |
LA |
MS |
MO |
NM |
NC |
OK |
SC |
TN |
TX |
VA |
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Boll weevil: |
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Percent-------- |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.4 |
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Bales---------- |
7.0 |
9.4 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
24.5 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
7.9 |
0 |
57.7 |
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Bollworm-tobacco budworm: |
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Percent------- |
3.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
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Bales--------- |
14.0 |
12.9 |
9.9 |
29.5 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
39.8 |
13.2 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
12.6 |
18.0 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
257.2 |
<0.1 |
431.8 |
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Cotton Fleahopper: |
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Percent-------- |
NA |
<0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Bales---------- |
NA |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
29.2 |
0 |
45.6 |
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Lygus spp. And other plant bugs: |
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Percent-------- |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
<0.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.2 |
0 |
1.3 |
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Bales---------- |
5.9 |
14.1 |
4.4 |
26.6 |
<0.1 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
80.9 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
23.1 |
6.3 |
0 |
177.2 |
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Cotton Leafperforator: |
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Percent-------- |
NA |
<0.1 |
NA |
<0.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
NA |
0 |
NA |
NA |
0 |
NA |
<0.1 |
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Bales---------- |
NA |
0.6 |
NA |
O.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
NA |
0 |
NA |
NA |
0 |
NA |
0.7 |
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Pink bollworm: |
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Percent-------- |
NA |
3.7 |
NA |
0.2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
3.0 |
NA |
0 |
NA |
NA |
0.1 |
NA |
0.4 |
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Bales---------- |
NA |
43.5 |
NA |
6.8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
3.2 |
NA |
0 |
NA |
NA |
4.2 |
NA |
57.7 |
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Spider mite: |
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Percent-------- |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
<0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.6 |
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Bales---------- |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0 |
59.0 |
0 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
75.9 |
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Thrips: |
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Percent-------- |
0.3 |
0 |
0.1 |
<0.1 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
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Bales---------- |
1.3 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
15.9 |
<0.1 |
30.8 |
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Others: |
3,9 |
4,5,11 |
3 |
3,9,12 |
3,8,11 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
3,6,9 |
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Percent-------- |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.4 |
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Bales---------- |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0 |
27.1 |
50.5 |
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Total Percent Loss--------------- |
7.7 |
7.0 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
14.5 |
5.3 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
2.7 |
15.0 |
19.5 |
12.1 |
6.6 |
10.2 |
8.7 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
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Total Bale Loss--------------- |
34.6 |
83.5 |
14.6 |
122.6 |
2.7 |
14.6 |
78.7 |
109.1 |
5.1 |
16.0 |
23.4 |
24.0 |
11.3 |
33.6 |
354.1 |
<0.1 |
927.9 |
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Control cost/acre($) |
43.3 |
85.0 |
37.6 |
21.5 |
103.8 |
64.6 |
55.1 |
34.3 |
4.4 |
10.1 |
32.5 |
21.0 |
43.4 |
7.0 |
10.4 |
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Yield in bales |
450 |
1175.8 |
550 |
2950 |
18.3 |
275 |
1020 |
1650 |
190 |
105.3 |
120 |
200 |
170 |
330 |
4175 |
1.0 |
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Acres harvested (x1000) |
305 |
477 |
430 |
1400 |
15 |
180 |
640 |
1040 |
160 |
72 |
94 |
375 |
105 |
326 |
4700 |
0.3 |
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1 All bale figures in table x 1,000. Estimated by research, extension, and others based on Statistical reporting Service December Report. 2 Losses indicated were those incurred even with recommended control programs. 3 Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)); 4 Beet armyworm (Spodoptera Exigua (Hubner)). 5 Stink bugs (Euschistus spp.); 6 European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner)). 7 Yellowstripped armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenne)): 8 Grasshoppers (Schistocerca americana (Drury)). 9 Cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover); 10 Cutworms (Agrotis spp.); (Felitia subterranea (F.). 11 Whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea (Haldeman)); 12 Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis (pergande)). 13 Average control cost for all States--$18.73/acre (estimate for NC does not include $18.00/acre for boll weevil eradication); 14 Total Yield for all States--13,380.4 bales; total acres harvested--10,318,300 (10,401,000 including Pima Cotton). |
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