Table 3

Insect Eradication Costs
Cotton insect losses-1997

State Number Acres Cost/Acre Wt cost/ acre Total cost
Alabama, North 125000 $10.30 $10.30 $1,287,500
Alabama, Central 80000 $19.25 $19.25 $1,540,000
Alabama, South 205000 $5.00 $5.00 $1,025,000
Arizona 329000 $1.79 $179.00 $588,910
Arkansas 4989 $5.00 $0.03 $24,945
Florida 100000 $5.00 $5.00 $500,000
Georgia 1435000 $5.00 $5.00 $7,175,000
Louisiana 72898 $10.00 $1.16 $728,983
Mississippi 341812 $23.43 $8.32 $8,008,655
Missouri 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
New Mexico 28500 $2.29 $0.99 $65,265
North Carolina 695000 $3.60 $3.60 $2,502,000
Oklahoma 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
South Carolina 290000 $5.50 $5.50 $1,595,000
Tennessee 7800 $19.50 $0.30 $152,100
Texas, summary 766288 $13.47 $1.92 $10,325,184
Texas, North Rolling Plains 132000 $10.00 $3.46 $1,320,000
Texas, Coastal Bend 274288 $18.00 $11.33 $4,937,184
Texas, S. Rolling Plain 360000 $11.30 $11.30 $4,068,000
Virginia 101000 $3.35 $3.35 $338,350
Total US - Boll Weevil 4582287 $7.83 $2.89 $35,856,892
California**Pink Bollworm 1061790 $4.30 $0.34 $4,565,697
Total US - Cotton Insect Eradication 5644077 $7.16 $3.00 $40,422,589