Table 13. Georgia 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 1,200,000 400,000 0.552 $10.00 $5.52 0.828 25000
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 400,000 50,000 0.034 $6.00 $0.21 0.138 4167
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 1,000,000 200,000 0.138 $5.00 $0.69 0.069 2083
Beet Armyworm 20,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 800,000 600,000 0.621 $7.00 $4.34 1.655 50000
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 400,000 20,000 0.014 $7.00 $0.10 0.138 4167
Bandedwinged Whitefly 25,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 75,000 5,000 0.003 $18.00 $0.06 0.129 3906
Soybean Loopers 20,000 5,000 0.003 $10.00 $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 5,000 1,000 0.001 $8.00 $0.01 0.000 5
               
Percent Lost 2.96   Est. yield/acre 530     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $10.96
Total Acres 1,450,000   Spray applications 1.366   At planting $8.97
            Bt use fees $15.24
      Cost + loss $88,149,440   Eradication $2.50
Total Bales lost 89,328         Scouting $5.39
Bales lost in dollars $25,726,440   Cost + loss/acre $60.79   Total $43.05