Table 16. Missouri Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 375000 264600 1.764 $7.21 $12.72 1.420 11140
Bollworm/budworm 370,838 241,163 0.913 $8.25 $7.53 0.732 5741
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 41,775 6,930 0.003 $7.00 $0.02 0.000 0
Lygus 375,000 189,675 0.577 $7.00 $4.04 0.819 6425
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 185,513 42,256 0.121 $10.33 $1.25 0.208 1630
Thrips, early season 375,000 73,913 0.170 $3.04 $0.52 0.253 1985
Beet Armyworm 10,163 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 29,850 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 12,225 3,000 0.001 $7.00 $0.01 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 41,775 4,163 0.002 $6.00 $0.01 0.017 130
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 243,713 113,213 0.302 $7.50 $2.26 0.450 3533
Bandedwinged Whitefly 9,150 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 41,775 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 97,500 32,663 0.062 $3.70 $0.23 0.111 871
               
Percent Lost 4.01   Est. yield/acre 525     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $28.58
Total Acres 375,000   Spray applications 3.913   At planting $9.16
            Bt use fees $0.45
      Cost + loss $25,056,179   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 31,455         Scouting $4.47
Bales lost in dollars $9,059,134   Cost + loss/acre $66.82   Total $42.66