Louisiana Summary

Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 468,066 429,005 2.971 $7.96 $23.65 2.644 26,440
Bollworm/budworm 504,018 436,528 3.484 $11.30 $39.37 1.540 15,402
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 120,753 57,352 0.038 $6.78 $0.26 0.051 514
Lygus 448,356 391,197 1.956 $7.55 $14.77 1.470 14,698
Cotton Leafperforator 9,893 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 120,893 30,529 0.021 $13.72 $0.29 0.004 43
Thrips, early season 466,872 306,432 0.448 $3.44 $1.54 0.138 1,383
Beet Armyworm 284,427 211,424 0.367 $15.42 $5.66 0.237 2,371
Fall Armyworm 144,358 30,004 0.017 $11.39 $0.19 0.011 107
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 65,016 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 30,619 30,619 0.000 $7.06 $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 13,121 164 0.000 $1.22 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 413,976 277,843 0.715 $10.29 $7.36 0.215 2,147
Bandedwinged Whitefly 120,938 41,518 0.038 $9.90 $0.38 0.001 9
Sweetpotato Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 349,007 136,501 0.192 $10.03 $1.93 0.058 582
Cabbage Loopers 175,469 5,314 0.001 $5.85 $0.01 0.008 81
Western Flower Thrips 65,075 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 212,652 22,515 0.037 $5.24 $0.19 0.004 35
 
Percent Lost 6.38   Est. yield/acre 534     Cost/Acre
        Foliar insecticide $95.59
Total Acres 540,000 Spray applications 10.286 At planting $6.31
Harvested acres 534,600     Bt use fees $19.69
    Cost + loss $90,809,494 Eradication $3.31
Total Bales lost 63,813     Scouting $6.39
Bales lost in dollars $19,909,623 Cost + loss/acre $168.17 Total $131.30