| Table 7. | US Summary | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 7762858 | 5691476 | 1.332 | $6.49 | $8.48 | 4.020 | 1074651 |
| Boll/budworms | 10590368 | 6900232 | 1.208 | $9.95 | $12.01 | 2.007 | 536618 |
| Pink Bollworm | 483724 | 147432 | 0.026 | $10.77 | $0.29 | 0.132 | 35292 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 5115466 | 1769078 | 0.170 | $4.74 | $0.85 | 0.393 | 105150 |
| Lygus | 6881843 | 3564777 | 0.462 | $9.82 | $4.03 | 0.905 | 241801 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 171000 | 1200 | 0.000 | $14.34 | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 1728186 | 932560 | 0.103 | $18.34 | $1.89 | 0.136 | 36351 |
| Thrips, early season | 10642753 | 2436115 | 0.206 | $4.69 | $0.97 | 0.470 | 125538 |
| Beet Armyworms | 2005770 | 506324 | 0.047 | $12.80 | $0.62 | 0.055 | 14715 |
| Fall Armyworms | 2563416 | 631419 | 0.070 | $11.80 | $0.84 | 0.195 | 52118 |
| European Cornborers | 524020 | 7925 | 0.000 | $7.01 | $0.00 | 0.017 | 4537 |
| Stink Bugs | 2716879 | 637855 | 0.053 | $7.49 | $0.39 | 0.233 | 62156 |
| Grasshoppers | 825910 | 202000 | 0.017 | $8.85 | $0.15 | 0.010 | 2598 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 215295 | 9000 | 0.001 | $10.24 | $0.01 | 0.000 | 12 |
| Aphids | 9135666 | 2601280 | 0.277 | $13.19 | $4.23 | 0.751 | 200845 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 1022243 | 19583 | 0.001 | $7.36 | $0.01 | 0.005 | 1421 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 750595 | 431400 | 0.061 | $31.09 | $1.88 | 0.081 | 21786 |
| Soybean Loopers | 899148 | 47356 | 0.003 | $9.65 | $0.03 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 564330 | 14604 | 0.001 | $6.43 | $0.01 | 0.002 | 620 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 1004233 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 796538 | 287801 | 0.016 | $4.14 | $0.06 | 0.008 | 2243 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| Foliar insecticide | $36.75 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 9.42 | est. Yield per acre: | 673 | at planting | $5.51 | ||
| Total Acres: | 13462005 | Bt use fees | $5.80 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 13362436 | cost + loss: | $1,495,022,107 | eradication | $1.95 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 2518453 | Cost + Loss/acre: | $111.05 | Scouting | $2.68 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $785,757,451 | TOTAL | $52.69 | ||||