Table 14. Louisiana Summary
| Pest | acres infested | acres treated | # insect appls | Cost of 1 applic | cost/ acre | %red | Bales lost |
| Boll weevil | 484,462 | 462,398 | 2.942 | $8.83 | $25.96 | 1.054 | 12051 |
| Bollworm/budworm | 559,715 | 407,267 | 1.203 | $13.53 | $16.28 | 0.781 | 8927 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper | 134,504 | 52,925 | 0.031 | $7.34 | $0.23 | 0.018 | 206 |
| Lygus | 515,750 | 387,601 | 1.198 | $9.22 | $11.05 | 0.738 | 8437 |
| Cotton Leafperforator | 42,593 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 307,728 | 166,042 | 0.253 | $13.17 | $3.34 | 0.099 | 1129 |
| Thrips, early season | 564,124 | 381,469 | 0.841 | $6.41 | $5.39 | 0.290 | 3317 |
| Beet Armyworm | 86,312 | 14,602 | 0.016 | $13.78 | $0.22 | 0.010 | 114 |
| Fall Armyworm | 19,265 | 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 | 50,634 | 12,011 | 0.012 | $8.31 | $0.10 | 0.011 | 122 |
| Grasshoppers | 12,639 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars | 93,823 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Aphids | 435,113 | 292,969 | 0.498 | $10.82 | $5.39 | 0.167 | 1913 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly | 203,908 | 91,465 | 0.141 | $10.07 | $1.42 | 0.025 | 284 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 267,276 | 100,455 | 0.122 | $12.23 | $1.49 | 0.040 | 452 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 159,372 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 197,878 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 177,352 | 201,490 | 0.262 | $5.26 | $1.38 | 0.001 | 10 |
| Percent Lost | 3.23 | Est. yield/acre | 700 | Cost/ Acre | |||
| Foliar insecticide | $72.25 | ||||||
| Total Acres | 608,273 | Spray applications | 7.520 | At planting | $5.14 | ||
| Bt use fees | $18.45 | ||||||
| Cost + loss | $80,446,934 | Eradication | $12.50 | ||||
| Total Bales lost | 36,962 | Scouting | $6.42 | ||||
| Bales lost in dollars | $10,644,923 | Cost + loss/acre | $132.25 | Total | $114.75 |
Table 14a. Louisiana Conventional Cotton Summary
| Pest | acres infested | acres treated | # insect appls | Cost of 1 applic | cost/ acre | %red | Bales lost |
| Boll weevil | 188870 | 175866 | 2.707 | $8.91 | $24.12 | 1.02 | 4466 |
| Bollworm/budworm | 219,756 | 190,548 | 1.804 | $14.83 | $26.76 | 1.01 | 4406 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper | 51,142 | 20,123 | 0.033 | $7.36 | $0.24 | 0.02 | 97 |
| Lygus | 199,058 | 148,758 | 1.106 | $9.27 | $10.26 | 0.65 | 2862 |
| Cotton Leafperforator | 14,713 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 118,938 | 61,651 | 0.248 | $13.17 | $3.26 | 0.10 | 450 |
| Thrips, early season | 212,594 | 143,304 | 0.812 | $6.35 | $5.15 | 0.32 | 1408 |
| Beet Armyworm | 39,201 | 8,882 | 0.030 | $13.78 | $0.42 | 0.01 | 52 |
| Fall Armyworm | 7,325 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| European Corn Borer | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 18,956 | 4,567 | 0.012 | $8.31 | $0.10 | 0.03 | 122 |
| Grasshoppers | 4,806 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars | 35,822 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aphids | 165,440 | 109,912 | 0.494 | $10.91 | $5.39 | 0.17 | 751 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly | 83,043 | 39,583 | 0.161 | $9.96 | $1.60 | 0.03 | 126 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 102,943 | 38,170 | 0.122 | $12.23 | $1.49 | 0.04 | 175 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 62,079 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 70,004 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 71,845 | 80,458 | 0.275 | $5.26 | $1.45 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Percent Lost | 3.41 | Est. yield/acre | 712 | Cost/ Acre | |||
| Foliar insecticide | $80.25 | ||||||
| Total Acres | 231,280 | Spray applications | 7.805 | At planting | $5.17 | ||
| Bt use fees | $0.00 | ||||||
| Cost + loss | $28,427,806 | Eradication | $12.50 | ||||
| Total Bales lost | 14,919 | Scouting | $6.42 | ||||
| Bales lost in dollars | $4,296,783 | Cost + loss/acre | $122.92 | Total | $104.34 |
Table 14b. Louisiana Bt Cotton Summary
| Pest | acres infested | acres treated | # insect appls | Cost of 1 applic | cost/ acre | %red | Bales lost |
| Boll weevil | 295592 | 286532 | 3.086 | $8.78 | $27.09 | 1.07 | 7585 |
| Bollworm/budworm | 339,959 | 216,719 | 0.834 | $11.81 | $9.84 | 0.64 | 4521 |
| Pink Bollworm | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper | 83,362 | 32,802 | 0.030 | $7.32 | $0.22 | 0.02 | 109 |
| Lygus | 316,692 | 238,843 | 1.254 | $9.20 | $11.54 | 0.79 | 5575 |
| Cotton Leafperforator | 27,880 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Spider Mites | 188,790 | 104,391 | 0.257 | $13.17 | $3.38 | 0.10 | 679 |
| Thrips, early season | 351,530 | 238,165 | 0.859 | $6.45 | $5.54 | 0.27 | 1909 |
| Beet Armyworm | 47,111 | 5,720 | 0.007 | $13.78 | $0.09 | 0.01 | 62 |
| Fall Armyworm | 11,940 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| European Corn Borer | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stink Bugs | 31,678 | 7,444 | 0.012 | $8.31 | $0.10 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Grasshoppers | 7,833 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars | 58,001 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aphids | 269,673 | 183,057 | 0.500 | $10.76 | $5.38 | 0.16 | 1162 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly | 120,865 | 51,882 | 0.129 | $10.16 | $1.31 | 0.02 | 158 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Soybean Loopers | 164,333 | 62,285 | 0.122 | $12.23 | $1.50 | 0.04 | 277 |
| Cabbage Loopers | 97,293 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Western Flower Thrips | 127,874 | 0 | 0.000 | N/A | $0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cutworms | 105,507 | 121,032 | 0.254 | $5.26 | $1.33 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Percent Lost | 3.12 | Est. yield/acre | 692 | Cost/ Acre | |||
| Foliar insecticide | $67.35 | ||||||
| Total Acres | 376,993 | Spray applications | 7.345 | At planting | $5.12 | ||
| Bt use fees | $29.76 | ||||||
| Cost + loss | $52,019,127 | Eradication | $12.50 | ||||
| Total Bales lost | 22,042 | Scouting | $6.42 | ||||
| Bales lost in dollars | $6,348,140 | Cost + loss/acre | $137.98 | Total | $121.15 |