Table 6. Cotton Insect Monitoring Costs
 State Acres Scouted  Times per week Scouted wt Avg Cost over all acres Cost/scouted acre  Total Cost 
Alabama, Central 81,000 1.50 $5.40 $6.00 $486,000
Alabama, North 167000 1.30 $3.36 $4.90 $818,300
Alabama, South 170,000 1.50 $5.74 $6.75 $1,147,500
Arizona Conv 78,631 1.66 $7.52 $8.00 $629,048
Arizona Bt 152,243 1.99 $7.84 $8.00 $1,217,944
Arkansas, Northeast 520,000 1.50 $6.20 $7.75 $4,030,000
Arkansas, Southeast 256,000 1.50 $6.20 $7.75 $1,984,000
California, Imperial Valley 6,830 2.00 $17.00 $17.00 $116,110
California, Sacramento Valley 10,000 2.00 $10.00 $10.00 $100,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 700,000 2.00 $8.52 $10.00 $7,000,000
Florida 47,000 2.00 $4.11 $8.75 $411,250
Georgia 1,100,000 1.70 $5.39 $7.10 $7,810,000
Louisiana Conv 200,288 1.70 $6.42 $7.41 $1,484,134
Louisiana Bt 326,475 1.70 $6.42 $7.41 $2,419,180
Mississippi Delta 690,000 1.60 $6.81 $7.50 $5,175,000
Mississippi Hills 360,000 1.40 $6.17 $7.20 $2,592,000
Missouri 307,500 2.00 $4.47 $5.45 $1,675,875
New Mexico 39,000 1.00 $3.83 $5.50 $214,500
North Carolina 820,000 1.40 $9.52 $10.00 $8,200,000
Oklahoma 36,000 1.50 $1.42 $6.50 $234,000
South Carolina 265,000 1.50 $5.47 $6.50 $1,722,500
Tennessee Conv 168,000 1.00 $5.60 $7.00 $1,176,000
Tennessee Bt 312,000 1.00 $5.60 $7.00 $2,184,000
Texas, Coastal Bend 482240 1.25 $5.28 $6.00 $2,893,440
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 108,000 1.00 $1.29 $5.20 $561,600
Texas, Far West 23,000 1.70 $0.35 $6.13 $140,990
Texas, Southern Blacklands 80,000 1.50 $2.24 $3.50 $280,000
Texas, North Rolling Plains 21,800 1.50 $0.31 $6.00 $130,800
Texas, North Central 73,000 1.00 $3.98 $6.00 $438,000
Texas, High Plains 850,000 1.20 $1.36 $4.65 $3,952,500
Texas, Lower Rio Grande 200,000 0.75 $3.73 $4.75 $950,000
Virginia 36,400 1.50 $2.81 $8.50 $309,400
Total US 8,687,407 1.50 $4.59 $7.19 $62,484,071