Table 17. New Mexico Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 28000 21000 1.125 $12.00 $13.50 1.700 1809
Bollworm/budworm 52,000 44,000 1.100 $12.00 $13.20 3.714 3952
Pink Bollworm 20000 5,000 0.089 $12.00 $1.07 0.179 190
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 5,000 2,000 0.036 $6.75 $0.24 0.446 475
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 7,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.005 5
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 0 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 300 300 0.005 $9.50 $0.05 0.011 11
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 13,000 2,000 0.036 $15.00 $0.54 0.000 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 200 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.029 30
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 6.08   Est. yield/acre 768     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $28.60
Total Acres 56,000   Spray applications 2.391   At planting $2.81
            Bt use fees $9.14
      Cost + loss $4,794,951   Eradication $7.95
Total Bales lost 6,473         Scouting $3.83
Bales lost in dollars $1,864,201   Cost + loss/acre $85.62   Total $52.33