Table 18. North Carolina 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 861,000 800,000 1.923 $7.50 $14.43 4.100 37728
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 200,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 861,000 4,300 0.005 $4.00 $0.02 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 170,000 1,000 0.001 $11.00 $0.01 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 861,000 515,000 0.778 $4.25 $3.30 2.000 18404
Beet Armyworm 85,000 120 0.000 $14.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 100,000 20,000 0.023 $8.30 $0.19 0.012 107
European Corn Borer 60,000 800 0.001 $7.25 $0.01 0.007 64
Stink Bugs 520,000 6,000 0.007 $7.25 $0.05 0.242 2223
Grasshoppers 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 100,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 690,000 8,000 0.009 $13.00 $0.12 0.040 369
Bandedwinged Whitefly 20,000 200 0.000 $7.75 $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 30,000 1,000 0.001 $14.25 $0.02 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 100 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 6.40   Est. yield/acre 480     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $18.15
Total Acres 861,000   Spray applications 2.749   At planting $11.48
            Bt use fees $3.80
      Cost + loss $56,868,632   Eradication $3.40
Total Bales lost 58,895         Scouting $9.52
Bales lost in dollars $16,961,627   Cost + loss/acre $66.05   Total $46.35