Table 5. Insecticide Application Type and Cost*

State	Acres treated by air	Cost/Acre by air	Total cost application air	Acres treated by ground	Cost/Acre by ground	Total cost application ground	Total # applications all arthropods	Average number by air	Average number by ground
Alabama, Central	13500	$3.25	$43,875	54000	$2.50	$135,000	1.172	1.500	2.000
Alabama, North	48676	$3.10	$150,896	194705	$2.00	$389,410	3.949	0.550	2.200
Alabama, South	20000	$3.70	$74,000	120000	$2.50	$300,000	1.182	1.000	2.000
Arizona Conventional	47681	$4.06	$193,583	22586	$4.00	$90,342	2.511	2.690	2.330
Arizona Bt Varieties	118066	$4.06	$479,348	49712	$4.00	$198,848	1.590	2.020	1.540
Arkansas, Northeast	637000	$3.50	$2,229,500	598000	$2.50	$1,495,000	2.713	1.750	0.660
Arkansas, Southeast	313600	$3.50	$1,097,600	313600	$2.50	$784,000	4.428	3.250	0.880
California, Imperial Valley	5464	$6.00	$32,784	1366	$10.00	$13,660	5.000	2.000	1.000
California, Sacramento Valley	7000	$7.50	$52,500	8000	$6.00	$48,000	2.450	2.000	2.000
California, San Joaquin Valley	328752	$7.50	$2,465,640	575316	$15.00	$8,629,740	0.969	1.000	1.000
Florida	7000	$4.20	$29,400	85000	$2.00	$170,000	1.174	1.000	1.500
Georgia	652500	$3.50	$2,283,750	1015000	$3.00	$3,045,000	1.366	1.000	1.000
Louisiana Conventional	154726	$5.52	$854,089	131830	$2.96	$390,216	7.805	6.100	3.970
Louisiana Bt Varieties	252208	$5.52	$1,392,190	214886	$2.96	$636,063	7.345	6.100	3.970
Mississippi Delta	608000	$2.90	$1,763,200	760000	$1.80	$1,368,000	4.854	5.000	1.000
Mississippi Hills	252000	$2.80	$705,600	399000	$1.70	$678,300	2.142	1.000	3.000
Missouri	168750	$3.47	$585,563	255000	$3.53	$900,150	3.913	2.000	2.600
New Mexico	53760	$5.50	$295,680	33600	$2.75	$92,400	2.391	4.000	0.600
North Carolina	172200	$5.00	$861,000	688800	$2.25	$1,549,800	2.749	2.000	2.700
Oklahoma	148500	$3.50	$519,750	66000	$2.50	$165,000	1.988	2.000	1.000
South Carolina	110250	$3.50	$385,875	189000	$1.75	$330,750	2.177	2.000	1.500
Tennessee Conventional	21000	$4.00	$84,000	199500	$3.25	$648,375	6.592	1.000	9.000
Tennessee Bt Varieties	39000	$4.00	$156,000	370500	$3.25	$1,204,125	6.820	1.000	8.000
Texas, Coastal Bend	191800	$3.15	$604,170	356200	$2.25	$801,450	3.467	3.000	3.400
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains	217500	$3.65	$793,875	43500	$3.00	$130,500	0.518	1.000	1.000
Texas, Far West	350020	$3.67	$1,284,573	40700	$2.88	$117,216	0.483	1.300	1.200
Texas, Southern Blacklands	112500	$2.30	$258,750	12500	$2.00	$25,000	5.920	6.000	4.000
Texas, North Rolling Plains	67200	$3.50	$235,200	75600	$1.50	$113,400	1.014	1.500	1.250
Texas, North Central	11000	$3.00	$33,000	99000	$2.60	$257,400	2.759	0.500	2.500
Texas, High Plains	1305000	$3.75	$4,893,750	2436000	$3.25	$7,917,000	3.186	2.000	3.000
Texas, Lower Rio Grande	153000	$3.00	$459,000	255000	$2.00	$510,000	0.938	3.000	3.000
Virginia	11000	$6.50	$71,500	99000	$3.50	$346,500	2.675	0.200	2.800
US AVERAGE	6,598,653	$3.84	$25,369,641	9,762,900	$3.44	$33,480,644	2.939	2.414	2.493
*Does not include treatments applied as part of boll weevil eradiction programs.