| Table 15. | MISSISSIPPI | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 830249 | 805049 | 2.983 | $4.62 | $13.77 | 1.425 | 31896 |
| Boll/budworms | 852372 | 679495 | 2.541 | $9.70 | $24.65 | 2.400 | 53712 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 130497 | 28480 | 0.015 | $6.66 | $0.10 | 0.015 | 329 |
| Lygus | 874827 | 712640 | 1.594 | $5.03 | $8.02 | 1.301 | 29119 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 121717 | 32500 | 0.022 | $10.21 | $0.23 | 0.079 | 1767 |
| Thrips, early season | 638697 | 290575 | 0.396 | $3.77 | $1.49 | 0.074 | 1658 |
| Beet Armyworms | 147847 | 36552 | 0.028 | $11.75 | $0.32 | 0.060 | 1341 |
| Fall Armyworms | 299222 | 92350 | 0.123 | $10.77 | $1.32 | 0.456 | 10212 |
| European Cornborers | 27250 | 550 | 0.001 | $8.10 | $0.01 | 0.002 | 54 |
| Stink Bugs | 78797 | 6900 | 0.012 | $5.81 | $0.07 | 0.013 | 291 |
| Grasshoppers | 63447 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 18900 | 1000 | 0.001 | $6.00 | $0.01 | 0.000 | 9 |
| Aphids | 802532 | 387920 | 0.320 | $7.97 | $2.55 | 0.788 | 17640 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 269597 | 10850 | 0.008 | $6.83 | $0.05 | 0.061 | 1362 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 3000 | 400 | 0.000 | $10.00 | $0.00 | 0.009 | 202 |
| Soybean Loopers | 240122 | 14400 | 0.011 | $6.61 | $0.07 | 0.000 | 2 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 113697 | 2000 | 0.002 | $7.00 | $0.01 | 0.026 | 583 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 193197 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 103700 | 41150 | 0.040 | $3.67 | $0.15 | 0.029 | 638 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| foliar insecticide | $52.84 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 6.74 | est. Yield per acre: | at planting | $7.73 | |||
| Total Acres: | 962585 | $863.00 | Bt use fees | $14.38 | |||
| Total Acres Harvested: | 960550 | Cost + loss | $132,451,095 | eradication | $8.32 | ||
| Total Bales Lost: | 150816 | Cost + loss/acre | $137.60 | scouting | $5.44 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $47,054,447 | TOTAL | $88.72 | ||||
| Table 15a. | MISSISSIPPI DELTA | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 490237 | 478237 | 3.044 | $4.97 | $15.12 | 1.688 | 26741 |
| Boll/budworms | 515140 | 488740 | 3.206 | $9.85 | $31.60 | 2.437 | 38605 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | 0.000 | 0 | |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 67400 | 22480 | 0.014 | $7.48 | $0.10 | 0.021 | 329 |
| Lygus | 551240 | 510240 | 2.292 | $5.00 | $11.46 | 1.421 | 22512 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | 0.000 | 0 | |
| Spider Mites | 61400 | 21280 | 0.012 | $9.38 | $0.12 | 0.104 | 1650 |
| Thrips, early season | 375775 | 201600 | 0.368 | $4.88 | $1.80 | 0.065 | 1034 |
| Beet Armyworms | 54000 | 24350 | 0.019 | $12.72 | $0.24 | 0.042 | 669 |
| Fall Armyworms | 117500 | 46100 | 0.079 | $9.14 | $0.73 | 0.430 | 6819 |
| European Cornborers | 11700 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.002 | 31 |
| Stink Bugs | 11700 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 6 |
| Grasshoppers | 2750 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 3700 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.001 | 9 |
| Aphids | 480275 | 265000 | 0.282 | $8.33 | $2.35 | 0.729 | 11553 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 55500 | 4000 | 0.000 | $1.00 | $0.00 | 0.053 | 833 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 45500 | 9500 | 0.009 | $5.99 | $0.05 | 0.019 | 303 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 8000 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 74100 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 38050 | 24100 | 0.035 | $3.86 | $0.14 | 0.002 | 29 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| foliar insecticide | $63.70 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 7.01 | est. Yield per acre: | 903 | at planting | $8.50 | ||
| Total Acres: | 620773 | Bt use fees | $10.55 | ||||
| cost + loss | $89,548,153 | eradication | $0.00 | ||||
| Total Bales Lost: | 111125 | cost + loss/acre | $144.25 | Scouting | $5.64 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$: | $34,670,912 | TOTAL | $88.40 | ||||
| Table 15b. | MISSISSSIPPI HILLS | Cotton insect losses - 1997 | |||||
| PEST | Acres Infested | Acres Treated | # Insect Applic | Cost of 1 Appl | Cost/acre | % Yield Loss | Bales Lost |
| Boll Weevils | 340012 | 326812 | 2.871 | $3.94 | $11.31 | 0.687 | 5155 |
| Boll/budworms | 337232 | 190755 | 1.333 | $9.02 | $12.03 | 2.013 | 15106 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahoppers | 63097 | 6000 | 0.018 | $5.50 | ..1 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Lygus | 323587 | 202400 | 0.326 | $5.44 | $1.77 | 0.881 | 6607 |
| Cotton Leaf perforators | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 60317 | 11220 | 0.040 | $10.67 | $0.43 | 0.016 | 117 |
| Thrips, early season | 262922 | 88975 | 0.447 | $2.11 | $0.94 | 0.083 | 624 |
| Beet Armyworms | 93847 | 12202 | 0.043 | $10.98 | $0.47 | 0.089 | 671 |
| Fall Armyworms | 181722 | 46250 | 0.202 | $11.93 | $2.41 | 0.452 | 3393 |
| European Cornborers | 15550 | 550 | 0.003 | $8.10 | $0.02 | 0.003 | 23 |
| Stink Bugs | 67097 | 6900 | 0.035 | $5.81 | $0.20 | 0.038 | 285 |
| Grasshoppers | 60697 | 15000 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Saltmarsh Catepillers | 15200 | 1000 | 0.003 | $6.00 | $0.02 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 322257 | 122920 | 0.388 | $7.50 | $2.91 | 0.811 | 6086 |
| Bandedwing Whiteflies | 214097 | 6850 | 0.022 | $6.83 | $0.15 | 0.070 | 528 |
| Sweet Potato Whiteflies | 3000 | 400 | 0.001 | $10.00 | $0.01 | 0.027 | 202 |
| Soybean Loopers | 194622 | 4900 | 0.014 | $7.30 | $0.10 | 0.000 | 1 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 105697 | 2000 | 0.006 | $7.00 | $0.04 | 0.078 | 583 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 119097 | 0 | 0.000 | n/a | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 6565 | 17050 | 0.050 | $3.43 | $0.17 | 0.081 | 609 |
| Cost/Acre | |||||||
| foliar insecticide | $33.11 | ||||||
| Percent Lost: | 5.33 | est. Yield per acre: | 789 | at planting | $6.32 | ||
| Total Acres: | 341812 | Bt use fees | $21.34 | ||||
| Total Bales lost | 39993 | cost + loss | $42,997,189 | eradication | $23.43 | ||
| Bales lost in $$$ | 12477782 | cost +loss/acre | $125.79 | scouting | $5.09 | ||
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TOTAL | $89.29 | |||||