Table 23. Virginia 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 100,000 100,000 1.818 $11.00 $20.00 0.280 481
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 2,000 500 0.005 $13.00 $0.06 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 110,000 93,500 0.850 $5.50 $4.68 0.308 529
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 500 200 0.002 $11.00 $0.02 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 0.59   Est. yield/acre 750     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $24.75
Total Acres 110,000   Spray applications 2.675   At planting $12.00
            Bt use fees $1.26
      Cost + loss $5,139,513   Eradication $3.25
Total Bales lost 1,011         Scouting $2.81
Bales lost in dollars $291,063   Cost + loss/acre $46.72   Total $44.08