North Carolina Summary
| Pest |
acres
infested |
acres
treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll
weevil |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
695,000 |
687,000 |
3.045 |
$7.19 |
$21.89 |
4.400 |
86,452 |
| Pink
Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton
Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
695,000 |
46,250 |
0.067 |
$5.19 |
$0.35 |
0.005 |
98 |
| Cotton
Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider
Mites |
70,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$13.20 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips,
early season |
695,000 |
160,000 |
0.322 |
$4.19 |
$1.35 |
0.010 |
196 |
| Beet
Armyworm |
200,000 |
25,000 |
0.040 |
$16.70 |
$0.66 |
0.001 |
28 |
| Fall
Armyworm |
350,000 |
30,000 |
0.043 |
$12.20 |
$0.53 |
0.010 |
198 |
| European
Corn Borer |
350,000 |
1,000 |
0.001 |
$7.50 |
$0.01 |
0.001 |
29 |
| Stink
Bugs |
500,000 |
2,600 |
0.004 |
$7.45 |
$0.03 |
0.005 |
95 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh
Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
650,000 |
6,000 |
0.009 |
$9.50 |
$0.08 |
0.007 |
147 |
| Bandedwinged
Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Sweetpotato
Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean
Loopers |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage
Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western
Flower Thrips |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
50,000 |
3,000 |
0.004 |
$6.50 |
$0.03 |
0.000 |
7 |
|
| Percent
Lost |
4.44 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
750 |
|
|
Cost/Acre |
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$24.95 |
| Total
Acres |
695,000 |
Spray applications |
3.536 |
At planting |
$12.78 |
| Harvested
acres |
690,000 |
|
|
Bt use fees |
$3.57 |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$61,572,052 |
Eradication |
$3.60 |
| Total
Bales lost |
87,251 |
|
|
Scouting |
$4.53 |
| Bales
lost in dollars |
$27,222,242 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$88.59 |
Total |
$49.42 |