Table 12. Florida 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 50,000 45,000 0.450 $9.00 $4.05 0.650 1490
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 100 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 7,000 100 0.001 $2.60 $0.00 0.007 16
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 100,000 500 0.005 $3.00 $0.02 0.300 688
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 500 200 0.002 $12.00 $0.02 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 90,000 70,000 0.700 $4.60 $3.22 0.900 2063
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 100,000 100 0.001 $5.50 $0.01 0.300 688
Bandedwinged Whitefly 7,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 25,000 1,000 0.010 $7.00 $0.07 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 10,000 500 0.005 $5.75 $0.03 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 200 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.002 5
               
Percent Lost 2.16   Est. yield/acre 520     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $7.42
Total Acres 100,000   Spray applications 1.174   At planting $7.60
            Bt use fees $15.00
      Cost + loss $5,437,895   Eradication $6.00
Total Bales lost 4,948         Scouting $4.11
Bales lost in dollars $1,425,060   Cost + loss/acre $54.38   Total $40.13