| Table 14. | MISSISSIPPI | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 857000 | 794000 | 3.359 | $4.11 | $13.81 | 2.599 | 59466 |
| Boll /budworms | 911790 | 669790 | 2.174 | $9.09 | $19.76 | 1.917 | 43862 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 30300 | 130 | 0.000 | $3.50 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 1029790 | 761764 | 2.297 | $6.38 | $14.66 | 1.677 | 38376 |
| 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 | 168300 | 11164 | 0.011 | $12.48 | $0.14 | 0.008 | 187 |
| Thrips, early season | 1029000 | 338000 | 0.361 | $2.80 | $1.01 | 0.100 | 2287 |
| Beet Armyworms | 233000 | 21300 | 0.024 | $12.77 | $0.31 | 0.028 | 647 |
| Fall Armyworms | 137000 | 8000 | 0.008 | $9.63 | $0.07 | 0.061 | 1389 |
| European Cornbore rs | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 117000 | 12500 | 0.012 | $5.26 | $0.06 | 0.011 | 249 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 213000 | 4000 | 0.004 | $6.00 | $0.02 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 1029000 | 354830 | 0.389 | $6.53 | $2.54 | 0.669 | 15321 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 1029000 | 9800 | 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 | 218000 | 5700 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 181700 | 5700 | 0.006 | $8.05 | $0.04 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 1029000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 236000 | 31000 | 0.032 | $3.59 | $0.12 | 0.007 | 157 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 7.08 | est. Yield per acre: | 853 | Foliar insecticide | $52.55 | ||
| Total Acres: | 1029790 | At planting insecticides | $7.46 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 1029000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $129,783,346 | Bt use license fees | $12.66 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 161942 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $126.03 | eradication | $0.52 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $54,412,578 | TOTAL | $73.19 | ||||
| Table 14a. | MISSISSIPPI DELTA | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 527000 | 464000 | 2.297 | $3.95 | $9.07 | 1.811 | 28502 |
| Boll /budworms | 591790 | 477790 | 2.504 | $9.84 | $24.64 | 1.956 | 30785 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 16300 | 130 | 0.000 | $3.50 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 686790 | 572764 | 3.086 | $6.58 | $20.30 | 2.020 | 31793 |
| 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 | 139300 | 7664 | 0.011 | $11.00 | $0.12 | 0.010 | 160 |
| Thrips, early season | 686000 | 184000 | 0.295 | $2.80 | $0.83 | 0.100 | 1572 |
| Beet Armyworms | 150000 | 6300 | 0.015 | $11.42 | $0.17 | 0.022 | 344 |
| Fall Armyworms | 12000 | 2000 | 0.003 | $10.00 | $0.03 | 0.002 | 28 |
| European Cornbore rs | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 93000 | 10000 | 0.015 | $5.20 | $0.08 | 0.014 | 213 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 113000 | 4000 | 0.006 | $6.00 | $0.03 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 686000 | 302830 | 0.485 | $6.33 | $3.07 | 0.789 | 12419 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 686000 | 6700 | 0.010 | $7.00 | $0.07 | 0.001 | 16 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 118000 | 2700 | 0.004 | $7.00 | $0.03 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 81700 | 2700 | 0.004 | $7.00 | $0.03 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 686000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 116000 | 23000 | 0.033 | $3.00 | $0.10 | 0.005 | 80 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 6.73 | est. Yield per acre: | 880 | Foliar insecticide | $58.57 | ||
| Total Acres: | 686790 | At planting insecticides | $8.20 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 686000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $88,241,474 | Bt use license fees | $9.90 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 105911 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $128.48 | eradication | $0.00 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $35,586,090 | TOTAL | $76.67 | ||||
| Table 14b. | MISSISSIPPI HILLS | Cotton insect losses - 1996 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost /acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 330000 | 330000 | 5.484 | $4.34 | $23.80 | 4.176 | 29838 |
| Boll /budworms | 320000 | 192000 | 1.511 | $7.23 | $10.93 | 1.838 | 13133 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 14000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 343000 | 189000 | 0.716 | $5.78 | $4.14 | 0.990 | 7074 |
| 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 | 29000 | 3500 | 0.010 | $15.73 | $0.16 | 0.004 | 30 |
| Thrips, early season | 343000 | 154000 | 0.494 | $2.80 | $1.38 | 0.100 | 715 |
| Beet Armyworms | 83000 | 15000 | 0.044 | $13.34 | $0.58 | 0.041 | 294 |
| Fall Armyworms | 125000 | 6000 | 0.017 | $9.51 | $0.17 | 0.029 | 208 |
| European Cornborers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 24000 | 2500 | 0.007 | $5.50 | $0.04 | 0.006 | 40 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 100000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 343000 | 52000 | 0.197 | $7.67 | $1.51 | 0.430 | 3073 |
| Bandedwi ng Whiteflies | 343000 | 3100 | 0.009 | $7.00 | $0.06 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 100000 | 3000 | 0.009 | $9.00 | $0.08 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 100000 | 3000 | 0.009 | $9.00 | $0.08 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 343000 | 0 | 0.000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 120000 | 8000 | 0.030 | $5.30 | $0.16 | 0.011 | 75 |
| Cost /Acre | |||||||
| Percent Lost: | 7.62 | est. Yield per acre: | 800 | Foliar insecticide | $43.09 | ||
| Total Acres: | 343000 | At planting insecticides | $5.98 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 343000 | Total cost and loss insect related: | $41,913,595 | Bt use license fees | $18.18 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 54480 | Total cost + Loss/acre: | $122.20 | eradication | $1.57 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $18,305,280 | TOTAL | $68.83 | ||||