Table 20. South 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 300,000 175,000 1.111 $9.75 $10.83 1.905 10625
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 20,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 10,000 2,500 0.008 $9.00 $0.07 0.006 35
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 5 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 300,000 35,000 0.167 $5.50 $0.92 0.095 531
Beet Armyworm 12,000 500 0.002 $15.00 $0.02 0.004 21
Fall Armyworm 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 1,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 250,000 125,000 0.794 $8.50 $6.75 2.381 13281
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 170,000 15,000 0.095 $9.50 $0.90 0.022 120
Bandedwinged Whitefly 5,000 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 1,000 100 0.000 $15.00 $0.00 0.000 2
               
Percent Lost 4.41   Est. yield/acre 450     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $19.50
Total Acres 315,000   Spray applications 2.177   At planting $14.22
            Bt use fees $19.55
      Cost + loss $27,325,510   Eradication $5.50
Total Bales lost 24,616         Scouting $5.47
Bales lost in dollars $7,089,510   Cost + loss/acre $86.75   Total $64.24