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


TOTAL $89.29