| Table 9. | ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 835950 | 572000 | 2.744 | $6.84 | $18.78 | 2.626 | 62155 |
| Boll /budworms | 936340 | 790000 | 2.297 | $9.01 | $20.70 | 3.077 | 72827 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 225780 | 800 | 0.001 | $5.94 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 842900 | 705120 | 1.827 | $5.83 | $10.65 | 2.240 | 53016 |
| 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 | 219900 | 65380 | 0.094 | $11.78 | $1.11 | 0.121 | 2862 |
| Thrips, early season | 858300 | 389600 | 0.390 | $5.06 | $1.97 | 0.833 | 19721 |
| Beet Armyworms | 52000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 38500 | 10000 | 0.010 | $9.00 | $0.09 | 0.015 | 355 |
| European Cornborers | 10000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 100000 | 3000 | 0.003 | $7.00 | $0.02 | 0.010 | 237 |
| 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 | 767170 | 200000 | 0.236 | $6.42 | $1.52 | 0.347 | 8209 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 218000 | 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 | 182400 | 8500 | 0.009 | $12.00 | $0.10 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 304800 | 1200 | 0.001 | $12.00 | $0.01 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 404800 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 178490 | 128000 | 0.128 | $3.62 | $0.46 | 0.020 | 472 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 9.29 | est. Yield per acre: | 772 | Foliar insecticide | $55.41 | ||
| Total Acres: | 100000 0 | At planting insecticides | $8.40 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 1000000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $143,969,345 | Bt use license fees | $6.28 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 219854 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $143.97 | eradication | $0.00 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $73,871,070 | TOTAL | $70.10 | ||||
| Table 9a. | NORTHEAST ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 448450 | 232000 | 0.889 | $6.25 | $5.56 | 1.794 | 23768 |
| Boll / budworms |
536340 | 390000 | 1.495 | $8.64 | $12.92 | 3.129 | 41455 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 34280 | 300 | 0.001 | $5.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 442900 | 305120 | 0.712 | $5.60 | $3.99 | 2.067 | 27386 |
| 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 | 119900 | 38380 | 0.112 | $13.81 | $1.55 | 0.160 | 2118 |
| Thrips, early season | 458300 | 229600 | 0.383 | $5.00 | $1.91 | 1.222 | 16193 |
| Beet Armyworms | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 30000 | 10000 | 0.017 | $9.00 | $0.15 | 0.025 | 331 |
| European Cornborers | 10000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 100000 | 3000 | 0.005 | $7.00 | $0.04 | 0.017 | 221 |
| 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 | 367170 | 20000 | 0.033 | $9.33 | $0.31 | 0.245 | 3243 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 18000 | 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 | 2400 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 124800 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 4800 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 42290 | 15000 | 0.025 | $4.50 | $0.11 | 0.011 | 140 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 8.67 | est. Yield per acre: | 754 | Foliar insecticide | $26.53 | ||
| Total Acres: | 600000 | At planting insecticides | $8.56 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 600000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $59,915,641 | Bt use license fees | $0.45 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 114855 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $99.86 | eradication | $0.00 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $38,591,431 | TOTAL | $35.54 | ||||
| Table 9b. | SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 387500 | 340000 | 5.525 | $7.25 | $40.06 | 3.875 | 40365 |
| Boll / budworms |
400000 | 400000 | 3.500 | $9.37 | $32.80 | 3.000 | 31250 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 191500 | 500 | 0.001 | $6.50 | $0.01 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 400000 | 400000 | 3.500 | $6.00 | $21.00 | 2.500 | 26042 |
| 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 | 100000 | 27000 | 0.068 | $8.90 | $0.60 | 0.063 | 651 |
| Thrips, early season | 400000 | 160000 | 0.400 | $5.15 | $2.06 | 0.250 | 2604 |
| Beet Armyworms | 52000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 8500 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 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 | 400000 | 180000 | 0.540 | $6.10 | $3.29 | 0.500 | 5208 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 200000 | 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 | 180000 | 8500 | 0.021 | $12.00 | $0.26 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 180000 | 1200 | 0.003 | $12.00 | $0.04 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 400000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 136200 | 113000 | 0.283 | $3.50 | $0.99 | 0.034 | 355 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 10.22 | est. Yield per acre: | 800 | Foliar insecticide | $101.09 | ||
| Total Acres: | 400000 | At planting insecticides | $8.17 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 400000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $85,493,795 | Bt use license fees | $15.03 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 106474 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $213.73 | eradication | $0.00 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $35,77 5,425 | TOTAL | $124.30 | ||||