Table 21. TEXAS Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 3736501 150650 4 1.260 $6.85 $8.64 2.973 192881
Boll /budworms 3815234 157553 4 0.655 $10.52 $6.89 2.704 175429
Cotton Fleahoppers 1204293 468897 0.121 $4.99 $0.61 0.272 17617
Lygus 397600 50100 0.011 $5.80 $0.07 0.053 3441
Cotton Leaf perforators 188253 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 144766 50959 0.029 $7.00 $0.20 0.251 16253
Spider Mites 213282 27700 0.006 $10.18 $0.07 0.036 2354
Thrips, early season 2365833 487529 0.128 $4.65 $0.60 0.347 22489
Beet Armyworms 997816 74958 0.018 $14.26 $0.26 0.141 9167
Fall Armyworms 330000 3000 0.001 $7.50 $0.01 0.000 0
European Cornborers 500 200 0.000 $11.50 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 303200 10193 0.002 $6.08 $0.01 0.001 79
Grasshoppers 202000 22000 0.006 $5.15 $0.03 0.029 1883
Saltmarsh Catepillers 15000 1500 0.000 $7.95 $0.00 0.002 132
Aphids 3270028 924642 0.243 $7.73 $1.88 0.898 58275
Bandedwing Whiteflies 11000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 154000 10000 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 60000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 699535 43219 0.010 $8.66 $0.08 0.064 4168
Western Flower Thrips 717610 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 91100 13000 0.003 $7.68 $0.02 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 7.77 est. Yield per acre: 473 Foliar insecticide $19.36
Total Acres: 4436593 At planting insecticides $2.72
Total Acres Harvested: 4306859 Total cost and loss insect related: $291,2 53,951 Bt use license fees $0.98
Total Bales Lost: 504167 Total cost + Loss/acre: $65.65 eradication $4.40
Bales lost in $$$: $169,400,167 TOTAL $27.47

 

Table 21a. TEXAS - COASTAL BEND Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 392193 352974 5.400 $6.50 $35.10 4.000 29414
Boll /budworms 313754 156877 0.400 $9.82 $3.93 0.800 5883
Cotton Fleahoppers 392193 196097 0.500 $4.95 $2.48 1.000 7354
Lygus 100000 4500 0.011 $7.15 $0.08 0.255 1875
Cotton Leaf perforators 188253 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 86282 1000 0.003 $8.00 $0.02 0.220 1618
Thrips, early season 392193 58829 0.150 $4.40 $0.66 1.000 7354
Beet Armyworms 380000 15000 0.038 $17.50 $0.67 0.969 7125
Fall Armyworms 275000 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 292000 7843 0.020 $5.54 $0.11 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 100000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 392193 137268 0.350 $6.68 $2.34 4.000 29414
Bandedwing Whiteflies 4000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 4000 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 274535 39219 0.100 $8.40 $0.84 0.700 5148
Western Flower Thrips 517610 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 70600 7000 0.018 $6.34 $0.11 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 12.94 est. Yield per acre: 380 Foliar insecticide $46.34
Total Acres: 392193 At planting insecticides $1.57
Total Acres Harvested: 392193 Total cost and loss insect related: $55,28 0,388 Bt use license fees $0.00
Total Bales Lost: 95184 Total cost + Loss/acre: $140.95 eradication $11.50
Bales lost in $$$: $31,981,956 TOTAL $59.41

 

Table 21b. TEXAS - NORTH CENTRAL Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 85000 50000 1.111 $6.00 $6.67 4.722 4604
Boll /budworms 90000 85000 1.417 $6.00 $8.50 2.500 2438
Cotton Fleahoppers 100000 70000 1.556 $4.00 $6.22 1.667 1625
Lygus 500 250 0.003 $5.00 $0.01 0.001 1
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 1000 500 0.006 $8.00 $0.04 0.002 2
Thrips, early season 90000 80000 1.778 $3.50 $6.22 0.100 98
Beet Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 0 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 60000 38000 0.422 $7.00 $2.96 1.000 975
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: 9.99 est. Yield per acre: 403 Foliar insecticide $30.63
Total Acres: 90000 At planting insecticides $1.56
Total Acres Harvested: 90000 Total cost and loss insect related: $6,372, 020 Bt use license fees $2.25
Total Bales Lost: 9742 Total cost + Loss/acre: $70.80 eradication $0.00
Bales lost in $$$: 85000 TOTAL $34.43

 

Table 21c. TEXAS - ROLLING PLAINS Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 510000 200000 0.847 $5.82 $4.93 4.495 33150
Boll /budworms 320000 150000 0.458 $11.02 $5.04 4.231 31200
Cotton Fleahoppers 150000 90000 0.153 $5.10 $0.78 0.203 1500
Lygus 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
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 35000 10000 0.019 $12.90 $0.24 0.101 744
Thrips, early season 40000 8000 0.014 $4.50 $0.06 0.028 210
Beet Armyworms 95000 32000 0.054 $14.20 $0.77 0.274 2019
Fall Armyworms 15000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.011 79
European Cornborers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 10000 1500 0.003 $8.35 $0.02 0.007 53
Grasshoppers 92000 22000 0.045 $5.15 $0.23 0.218 1610
Saltmarsh Catepillers 15000 1500 0.003 $7.95 $0.02 0.015 113
Aphids 190000 95000 0.193 $10.25 $1.98 0.547 4038
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 25000 3000 0.005 $12.00 $0.06 0.018 131
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: 10.15 est. Yield per acre: 210 Foliar insecticide $14.14
Total Acres: 590000 At planting insecticides $0.15
Total Acres Harvested: 516000 Total cost and loss insect related: $34,86 8,930 Bt use license fees $0.01
Total Bales Lost: 74845 Total cost + Loss/acre: $59.10 eradication $2.18
Bales lost in $$$: $25,147,920 TOTAL $16.48

 

Table 21d. TEXAS - HIGH PLAINS Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 1887600 552520 0.685 $7.75 $5.31 2.496 91863
Boll/
budworms
2150000 744277 0.584 $11.50 $6.72 2.266 83380
Cotton Fleahoppers 70000 2500 0.001 $4.80 $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 1500 350 0.000 $5.80 $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 400 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 10000 1200 0.000 $15.50 $0.01 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 1492640 300000 0.124 $4.85 $0.60 0.432 15890
Beet Armyworms 369170 18458 0.008 $12.85 $0.10 0.015 561
Fall Armyworms 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
European Cornborers 500 200 0.000 $11.50 $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 2100000 558207 0.277 $7.85 $2.17 0.694 25550
Bandedwing Whiteflies 7000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflie s 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 250000 1000 0.000 $8.80 $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: 5.90 est. Yield per acre: 575 Foliar insecticide $14.92
Total Acres: 2420000 At planting insecticides $4.18
Total Acres Harvested: 2420000 Total cost and loss insect related: $130,41 0,736 Bt use license fees $0.00
Total Bales Lost: 217245 Total cost + Loss/acre: $53.89 eradication $4.62
Bales lost in $$$: $72,994,288 TOTAL $23.73

 

Table 21e. TEXAS - SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 320000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 1.032 2167
Boll /budworms 320000 200000 0.645 $11.00 $7.10 5.161 10833
Cotton Fleahoppers 20000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
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 1000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 1000 700 0.002 $4.00 $0.01 0.001 2
Beet Armyworms 50000 1000 0.003 $11.00 $0.04 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 0 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 136000 19000 0.123 $7.00 $0.86 0.329 691
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 500 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 6.52 est. Yield per acre: 240 Foliar insecticide $8.00
Total Acres: 310000 At planting insecticides $0.27
Total Acres Harvested: 310000 Total cost and loss insect related: $10,64 9,419 Bt use license fees $2.98
Total Bales Lost: 13692 Total cost + Loss/acre: $34.35 eradication $8.26
Bales lost in $$$: $4,600,619 TOTAL $19.51

 

Table 21f. TEXAS - LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 200000 150000 4.500 $7.50 $33.75 1.000 2417
Boll /budworms 200000 10000 0.050 $9.00 $0.45 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahoppers 200000 10000 0.050 $6.50 $0.33 0.000 0
Lygus 25000 5000 0.025 $7.00 $0.18 0.000 0
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 50000 5000 0.025 $8.50 $0.21 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 200000 10000 0.050 $7.00 $0.35 0.000 0
Beet Armyworms 10000 1000 0.005 $11.00 $0.06 0.000 0
Fall Armyworms 0 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 200000 20000 0.100 $6.00 $0.60 0.000 0
Bandedwing Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 75000 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 150000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 200000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 10000 5000 0.025 $10.00 $0.25 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 1.00 est. Yield per acre: 413 Foliar insecticide $36.17
Total Acres: 200000 At planting insecticides $0.70
Total Acres Harvested: 175000 Total cost and loss insect related: $8,505, 500 Bt use license fees $1.60
Total Bales Lost: 2417 Total cost + Loss/acre: $42.53 eradication $0.00
Bales lost in $$$: $812,000 TOTAL $38.47

 

Table 21g. TEXAS - FAR WEST Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 71108 42995 0.525 $7.00 $3.67 3.864 8174
Boll /budworms 150880 49380 0.603 $10.00 $6.03 3.224 6821
Cotton Fleahoppe rs 1500 300 0.002 $8.00 $0.01 0.009 19
Lygus 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leaf perforators 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Pink Bollworms 144366 50959 0.778 $7.00 $5.44 6.786 14358
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworms 13646 2500 0.015 $20.00 $0.31 0.150 317
Fall Armyworms 0 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 1200 850 0.005 $7.00 $0.04 0.007 16
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 11835 7167 0.070 $7.50 $0.53 0.036 76
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: 14.08 est. Yield per acre: 432 Foliar insecticide $16.03
Total Acres: 163800 At planting insecticides $0.01
Total Acres Harvested: 163066 Total cost and loss insect related: $12,86 1,777 Bt use license fees $1.39
Total Bales Lost: 29782 Total cost + Loss/acre: $78.52 eradication $0.00
Bales lost in $$$: $10,006,910 TOTAL $17.43

 

Table 21h. TEXAS - SOUTH CENTRAL Cotton insect losses - 1996
PEST Acres Infested Acres Treated # Insect Applic Cost of 1 Appl Cost /acre % Yield Loss Bales Lost
Boll Weevils 270600 240000 2.217 $6.00 $13.30 5.000 22550
Boll /budworms 270600 180000 2.328 $8.50 $19.79 5.000 22550
Cotton Fleahoppers 270600 100000 0.370 $5.50 $2.03 2.000 9020
Lygus 270600 40000 0.148 $5.50 $0.81 0.500 2255
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 30000 10000 0.037 $8.00 $0.30 0.055 250
Thrips, early season 150000 30000 0.111 $5.50 $0.61 0.277 1250
Beet Armyworms 80000 5000 0.037 $8.50 $0.31 0.089 400
Fall Armyworms 40000 3000 0.011 $7.50 $0.08 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 10000 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Saltmarsh Catepillers 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 180000 50000 0.185 $6.00 $1.11 0.798 3600
Bandedwing Whiteflies 0 0 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Sweet Potato Whiteflies 75000 10000 0.000 $0.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 60000 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 10000 1000 0.004 $5.50 $0.02 0.000 0
Cost /Acre
Percent Lost: 13.72 est. Yield per acre: 630 Foliar insecticide $38.37
Total Acres: 270600 At planting insecticides $3.30
Total Acres Harvested: 240600 Total cost and loss insect related: $33,92 1,500 Bt use license fees $6.86
Total Bales Lost: 61875 Total cost + Loss/acre: $125.36 eradication $0.00
Bales lost in $$$: $20,790,000 TOTAL $48.53