Mississippi Summary

Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 922,268 449,608 2.020 $5.30 $10.71 1.486 30,742
Bollworm/budworm 930,528 805,506 2.509 $10.83 $27.17 4.220 87,293
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 n/a. $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 57,000 12,300 0.013 $6.64 $0.09 0.011 219
Lygus 930,528 528,506 1.255 $7.18 $9.01 0.804 16,626
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 930,528 81,800 0.113 $12.60 $1.31 0.076 1,579
Thrips, early season 930,528 267,631 0.294 $2.69 $0.79 0.123 2,541
Beet Armyworm 930,528 145,915 0.189 $14.11 $2.66 0.116 2,406
Fall Armyworm 930,528 160,815 0.191 $11.08 $2.12 0.239 4,948
European Corn Borer 25,500 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 323,000 13,700 0.018 $6.53 $0.12 0.027 554
Grasshoppers 565,268 4,900 0.005 n/a $0.04 0.003 54
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 134,700 4,000 0.004 $9.31 $0.04 0.000 2
Aphids 930,528 358,898 0.485 $8.50 $4.12 0.926 19,153
Bandedwinged Whitefly 930,528 135,697 0.219 $8.00 $1.75 0.232 4,795
Sweetpotato Whitefly 6,000 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 930,528 127,500 0.137 $13.90 $1.90 0.070 1,458
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 930,528 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 486,400 101,000 0.109 $5.46 $0.59 0.022 446
 
Percent Lost 8.35   Est. yield/acre 717     Cost/Acre
        Foliar insecticide $62.44
Total Acres 930,528 Spray applications 7.562 At planting $6.96
Harvested acres 565,268     Bt use fees $17.09
    Cost + loss $150,922,010 Eradication $12.09
Total Bales lost 172,816     Scouting $5.68
Bales lost in dollars $53,918,654 Cost + loss/acre $162.19 Total $104.25

 

Mississippi Delta

Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 565,268 447,008 3.321 $5.30 $17.60 2.270 30,742
Bollworm/budworm 565,268 491,506 3.130 $11.00 $34.43 3.460 46,858
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 n/a. $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 7,000 5,300 0.009 $7.21 $0.07 0.012 168
Lygus 565,268 488,506 1.988 $7.21 $14.33 1.200 16,251
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 565,268 78,300 0.180 $12.60 $2.07 0.100 1,354
Thrips, early season 565,268 147,131 0.260 $2.60 $0.68 0.160 2,167
Beet Armyworm 565,268 98,915 0.227 $14.30 $3.25 0.150 2,031
Fall Armyworm 565,268 74,815 0.132 $11.60 $1.54 0.100 1,354
European Corn Borer 500 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 127,000 2,700 0.005 $6.70 $0.03 0.011 152
Grasshoppers 565,268 4,900 0.008 n/a $0.07 0.004 54
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 11,000 500 0.001 $8.00 $0.01 0.000 2
Aphids 565,268 150,156 0.319 $8.50 $2.71 0.419 5,674
Bandedwinged Whitefly 565,268 22,500 0.040 $8.00 $0.32 0.050 677
Sweetpotato Whitefly 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 565,268 42,500 0.075 $14.10 $1.06 0.080 1,083
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 565,268 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 304,400 63,000 0.111 $5.50 $0.61 0.005 73
 
Percent Lost 8.02   Est. yield/acre 769     Cost/Acre
        Foliar insecticide $78.78
Total Acres 565,268 Spray applications 9.808 At planting $7.00
Harvested acres 565,268     Bt use fees $12.76
    Cost + loss $95,930,961 Eradication $4.92
Total Bales lost 108,643     Scouting $6.29
Bales lost in dollars $33,896,618 Cost + loss/acre $169.71 Total $109.74

 

Mississippi Hills

Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 357,000 2,600 0.007 $5.50 $0.04 0.000 0
Bollworm/budworm 365,260 314,000 1.547 $10.30 $15.94 5.400 40,434
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 n/a. $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 50,000 7,000 0.019 $6.20 $0.12 0.007 51
Lygus 365,260 40,000 0.120 $6.50 $0.78 0.050 374
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 365,260 3,500 0.010 $12.60 $0.12 0.030 225
Thrips, early season 365,260 120,500 0.346 $2.80 $0.97 0.050 374
Beet Armyworm 365,260 47,000 0.129 $13.60 $1.75 0.050 374
Fall Armyworm 365,260 86,000 0.283 $10.70 $3.02 0.480 3,594
European Corn Borer 25,000 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 196,000 11,000 0.039 $6.50 $0.25 0.054 402
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 123,700 3,500 0.010 $9.50 $0.09 0.000 0
Aphids 365,260 208,742 0.743 $8.50 $6.31 1.800 13,478
Bandedwinged Whitefly 365,260 113,197 0.496 $8.00 $3.97 0.550 4,118
Sweetpotato Whitefly 6,000 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 365,260 85,000 0.233 $13.80 $3.21 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 365,260 0 0.000 n/a $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 182,000 38,000 0.104 $5.40 $0.56 0.050 373
 
Percent Lost 8.52   Est. yield/acre 636     Cost/Acre
        Foliar insecticide $37.14
Total Acres 365,260 Spray applications 4.086 At planting $6.89
Harvested acres 365,260     Bt use fees $24.60
    Cost + loss $55,080,626 Eradication $22.00
Total Bales lost 63,799     Scouting $5.67
Bales lost in dollars $19,905,241 Cost + loss/acre $150.80 Total $96.30