| Table 10. | ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 725000 | 585000 | 2.043 | $7.15 | $14.61 | 1.560 | 36260 |
| Boll/budworms | 878600 | 712250 | 1.626 | $9.70 | $15.77 | 2.670 | 62078 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 873500 | 612000 | 1.074 | $6.33 | $6.80 | 1.195 | 27779 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 214750 | 48900 | 0.092 | $16.71 | $1.54 | 0.073 | 1692 |
| Thrips, early season | 930000 | 168400 | 0.181 | $4.05 | $0.73 | 0.991 | 23042 |
| Beet Armyworms | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 88775 | 16050 | 0.017 | $16.22 | $0.28 | 0.041 | 946 |
| European Cornborers | 40000 | 2500 | 0.003 | $10.80 | $0.03 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 91250 | 2000 | 0.002 | $6.60 | $0.01 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 10000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 348500 | 56500 | 0.061 | $8.09 | $0.49 | 0.029 | 677 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 15000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 18000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 16000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 211200 | 75000 | 0.081 | $2.96 | $0.24 | 0.045 | 1058 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| foliar insecticide | $40.50 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 6.60 | est. Yield per acre: | 880 | at planting | $7.13 | ||
| Total Acres: | 930000 | Bt use fees | $4.16 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 930000 | cost + loss | $101,793,299 | eradication | $0.03 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 153533 | cost + Loss/acre: | $109.46 | Scouting | $6.14 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $47,902,155 | TOTAL | $57.95 | ||||
| Table 10a. | NORTHEAST ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 360000 | 220000 | 0.779 | $7.65 | $5.96 | 1.274 | 17250 |
| Boll/budworms | 513600 | 367250 | 0.845 | $8.35 | $7.06 | 3.182 | 43068 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 508500 | 282000 | 0.599 | $6.00 | $3.59 | 1.350 | 18274 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 84750 | 33900 | 0.120 | $17.75 | $0.00 | 0.075 | 1015 |
| Thrips, early season | 565000 | 102700 | 0.182 | $4.05 | $0.74 | 1.000 | 13536 |
| Beet Armyworms | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 39500 | 15050 | 0.027 | $16.20 | $0.43 | 0.070 | 946 |
| European Cornborers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 56500 | 34500 | 0.061 | $8.25 | $0.50 | 0.050 | 677 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 101700 | 25000 | 0.044 | $2.87 | $0.13 | 0.036 | 487 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| Foliar insecticide | $20.54 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 7.04 | est. Yield per acre: | 860 | at planting | $6.56 | ||
| Total Acres: | 565000 | Bt use fees | $0.14 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 565000 | cost + loss | $48,189,582 | eradication | $0.00 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 95254 | cost + Loss/acre: | $85.29 | scouting | $5.45 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $29,719,217 | Total | $32.69 | ||||
| Table 10b. | SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 365000 | 365000 | 4.000 | $7.00 | $28.00 | 2.000 | 19010 |
| Boll/budworms | 365000 | 345000 | 2.836 | $10.32 | $29.26 | 2.000 | 19010 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 365000 | 330000 | 1.808 | $6.50 | $11.75 | 1.000 | 9505 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 130000 | 15000 | 0.049 | $12.80 | $0.63 | 0.071 | 677 |
| Thrips, early season | 365000 | 65700 | 0.180 | $4.05 | $0.73 | 1.000 | 9505 |
| Beet Armyworms | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Fall Armyworms | 49275 | 1000 | 0.003 | $16.45 | $0.05 | 0.000 | 0 |
| European Cornborers | 40000 | 2500 | 0.007 | $10.80 | $0.07 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 91250 | 2000 | 0.005 | $6.60 | $0.04 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 10000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 292000 | 22000 | 0.060 | $7.85 | $0.47 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 15000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 18000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 16000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 109500 | 50000 | 0.137 | $3.00 | $0.41 | 0.060 | 570 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| foliar insecticide | $71.42 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 6.13 | est. Yield per acre: | 910 | at planting | $8.00 | ||
| Total Acres: | 365000 | Bt use fees | $10.37 | ||||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 365000 | cost + loss: | $53,603,717 | eradication | $0.07 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 58279 | cost + Loss/acre: | $146.86 | Scouting | $7.19 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $18,182,938 | TOTAL | $97.04 | ||||