Table 19. Oklahoma Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 165000 500 0.003 $6.00 $0.02 1.000 2320
Bollworm/budworm 165,000 55,000 0.667 $13.00 $8.67 5.000 11602
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 165,000 50,000 0.303 $5.25 $1.59 1.000 2320
Lygus 20,000 500 0.003 $6.50 $0.02 0.030 70
Cotton Leafperforator 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 30,000 2,000 0.024 $13.00 $0.32 0.091 211
Thrips, early season 165,000 60,000 0.364 $4.75 $1.73 1.000 2320
Beet Armyworm 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 3,000 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 5,600 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 12,000 3,000 0.018 $6.25 $0.11 0.018 42
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 3,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 100,000 50,000 0.606 $7.00 $4.24 1.212 2813
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 100,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 3,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.002 5
               
Percent Lost 9.35   Est. yield/acre 475     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $16.69
Total Acres 165,000   Spray applications 1.988   At planting $1.44
            Bt use fees $6.02
      Cost + loss $12,491,460   Eradication $12.25
Total Bales lost 21,703         Scouting $1.42
Bales lost in dollars $6,250,590   Cost + loss/acre $75.71   Total $37.82