Table 7. ALABAMA Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 20000 16857 0.105 $5.80 $0.61 0.000 0
Boll /budworms 560000 61500 0.132 $7.64 $1.01 3.130 33727
Cotton Fleahoppers 33000 500 0.001 $5.50 $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 241000 178000 0.261 $4.06 $1.06 0.745 8023
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 560000 25000 0.045 $2.64 $0.12 0.035 377
Beet Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 472000 30000 0.107 $14.00 $1.50 0.655 7061
European Cornborers 3000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 430000 25000 0.045 $6.00 $0.27 0.610 6572
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 160000 3000 0.005 $8.90 $0.05 0.029 308
Bandedwing Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 196000 9000 0.016 $5.60 $0.09 0.000 0
Cutworms 58000 6500 0.012 $6.93 $0.08 0.009 96
Cost / Acre:
Percent Lost: 5.21 est. Yield per acre: 776 Foliar insecticide $4.79
Total Acres: 560000 At planting insecticides $10.96
Total Acres Harvested: 560000 Total cost and loss insect related: $50,389,764 Bt use license fees $25.29
Total Bales Lost: 56164 Total cost + Loss/acre: $89.98 eradication $15.25
Bales lost in $$$: $18,871,152 TOTAL $56.28

 

Table 7a. CENTRAL ALABAMA Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Boll /
budworms
72000 1500 0.021 $8.50 $0.18 2.000 2550
Cotton Fleahoppers 3000 500 0.007 $5.50 $0.04 0.000 0
Lygus 25000 3000 0.042 $5.50 $0.23 0.347 443
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 72000 2000 0.028 $2.50 $0.07 0.000 0
Beet Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 30000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
European Cornborers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 70000 5000 0.069 $6.00 $0.42 1.944 2479
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Bandedwing Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 4.29 est. Yield per acre: 750 Foliar insecticide $0.93
Total Acres: 72000 At planting insecticides $11.02
Total Acres Harvested: 72000 Total cost and loss insect related: $6,923, 050 Bt use license fees $31.17
Total Bales Lost: 5472 Total cost + Loss/acre: $96.15 eradication $27.50
Bales lost in $$$: $1,838,550 TOTAL $70.62

 

Table 7b. NORTH ALABAMA Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 20000 16857 0.301 $5.80 $1.75 0.000 0
Boll /budworms 196000 35000 0.179 $7.70 $1.38 2.250 8370
Cotton Fleahoppers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 196000 160000 0.653 $3.90 $2.55 2.000 7440
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 196000 15000 0.077 $3.00 $0.23 0.100 372
Beet Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 150000 0 0.000 0 $0.00 0.383 1423
European Cornborers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 160000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.008 30
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 160000 3000 0.015 $8.90 $0.14 0.082 304
Bandedwi ng Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 196000 9000 0.046 $5.60 $0.26 0.000 0
Cutworms 50000 5500 0.028 $6.65 $0.19 0.026 95
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 4.85 est. Yield per acre: 780 Foliar insecticide $6.48
Total Acres: 196000 At planting insecticides $11.00
Total Acres Harvested: 196000 Total cost and loss insect related: $19,371,365 Bt use license fees $28.90
Total Bales Lost: 18034 Total cost + Loss/acre: $98.83 eradication $21.54
Bales lost in $$$: $6,059,553 TOTAL $67.92

 

Table 7c. SOUTH ALABAMA Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Boll /
budworms
292000 25000 0.128 $7.50 $0.96 4.000 23117
Cotton Fleahoppers 30000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 20000 15000 0.051 $5.50 $0.28 0.000 0
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworm s 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 292000 8000 0.027 $2.00 $0.05 0.000 0
Beet Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 292000 30000 0.205 $14.00 $2.88 1.000 5779
European Cornborers 3000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 200000 20000 0.068 $6.00 $0.41 0.685 3958
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Bandedwi ng Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 8000 1000 0.003 $8.50 $0.03 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 5.68 est. Yield per acre: 780 Foliar insecticide $4.62
Total Acres: 292000 At planting insecticides $10.91
Total Acres Harvested: 292000 Total cost and loss insect related: $24,164,750 Bt use license fees $21.42
Total Bales Lost: 32854 Total cost + Loss/acre: $82.76 eradication $8.00
Bales lost in $$$: $11,039,000 TOTAL $44.95