Table 8. Alabama Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
1,600 |
1,600 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
567,500 |
150,000 |
0.292 |
$9.07 |
$2.65 |
0.650 |
9,227 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
60,000 |
3,000 |
0.005 |
$6.17 |
$0.03 |
0.044 |
625 |
| Lygus |
440,000 |
230,000 |
0.390 |
$4.98 |
$1.94 |
0.498 |
7,068 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
120,000 |
5,000 |
0.008 |
$9.90 |
$0.08 |
0.229 |
3,250 |
| Thrips, early season |
590,000 |
85,000 |
0.144 |
$4.11 |
$0.59 |
0.761 |
10,802 |
| Beet Armyworm |
300 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
5,000 |
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 |
590,000 |
85,000 |
0.144 |
$6.00 |
$0.86 |
0.511 |
7,250 |
| Grasshoppers |
20,000 |
8,200 |
0.017 |
$9.45 |
$0.16 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
590,000 |
30,000 |
0.051 |
$11.13 |
$0.57 |
1.239 |
17,573 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
245,000 |
5,000 |
0.008 |
$12.00 |
$0.10 |
0.081 |
1,146 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$12.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
26,000 |
12,000 |
0.020 |
$14.92 |
$0.30 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
92,000 |
81,500 |
0.138 |
$2.85 |
$0.39 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
4.01 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
520 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$7.70 |
| Total Acres |
590,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.220 |
|
At planting |
$12.03 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.29 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$44,118,550 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
56,940 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.96 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$16,398,750 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$74.78 |
|
Total |
$46.98 |
Table 8a. North Alabama
| 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 |
250,000 |
15,000 |
0.060 |
$8.25 |
$0.50 |
0.000 |
0 |
| 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 |
250,000 |
200,000 |
0.800 |
$4.80 |
$3.84 |
0.750 |
5,078 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
120,000 |
5,000 |
0.020 |
$9.90 |
$0.20 |
0.480 |
3,250 |
| Thrips, early season |
250,000 |
30,000 |
0.120 |
$3.80 |
$0.46 |
0.500 |
3,385 |
| 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 |
250,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.100 |
677 |
| Grasshoppers |
5,000 |
200 |
0.001 |
$7.25 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
250,000 |
5,000 |
0.020 |
$12.80 |
$0.26 |
1.500 |
10,156 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
100,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Sweetpotato Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
3,000 |
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 |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
85,000 |
80,000 |
0.320 |
$2.75 |
$0.88 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
3.33 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
580 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$6.13 |
| Total Acres |
250,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.341 |
|
At planting |
$13.50 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$21.32 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$18,873,700 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
22,547 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.57 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$6,493,500 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$75.49 |
|
Total |
$49.52 |
Table 8b. Central Alabama
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
1,200 |
1,200 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
67,500 |
22,500 |
0.250 |
$7.00 |
$1.75 |
0.375 |
633 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
30,000 |
1,000 |
0.011 |
$5.50 |
$0.06 |
0.167 |
281 |
| Lygus |
90,000 |
10,000 |
0.111 |
$5.50 |
$0.61 |
0.500 |
844 |
| 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 |
90,000 |
30,000 |
0.333 |
$4.50 |
$1.50 |
1.000 |
1,688 |
| Beet Armyworm |
300 |
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 |
90,000 |
10,000 |
0.111 |
$6.00 |
$0.67 |
0.500 |
844 |
| Grasshoppers |
10,000 |
8,000 |
0.107 |
$9.50 |
$1.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
90,000 |
5,000 |
0.056 |
$10.00 |
$0.56 |
1.000 |
1,688 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
45,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Sweetpotato Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
8,000 |
2,000 |
0.022 |
$14.50 |
$0.32 |
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 |
5,000 |
1,000 |
0.011 |
$9.00 |
$0.10 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
3.54 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
340 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$6.58 |
| Total Acres |
90,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.012 |
|
At planting |
$11.33 |
| Harvested acres |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$17.36 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$5,777,850 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
5,977 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.80 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$1,721,250 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$64.20 |
|
Total |
$45.07 |
Table 8c. South Alabama
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
400 |
400 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
250,000 |
112,500 |
0.540 |
$9.50 |
$5.13 |
1.500 |
8,594 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
30,000 |
2,000 |
0.008 |
$6.50 |
$0.05 |
0.060 |
344 |
| Lygus |
100,000 |
20,000 |
0.080 |
$6.50 |
$0.52 |
0.200 |
1,146 |
| 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 |
250,000 |
25,000 |
0.100 |
$4.00 |
$0.40 |
1.000 |
5,729 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
5,000 |
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 |
250,000 |
75,000 |
0.300 |
$6.00 |
$1.80 |
1.000 |
5,729 |
| Grasshoppers |
5,000 |
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 |
250,000 |
20,000 |
0.080 |
$11.00 |
$0.88 |
1.000 |
5,729 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
100,000 |
5,000 |
0.020 |
$12.00 |
$0.24 |
0.200 |
1,146 |
| Sweetpotato Whitefly |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$12.00 |
$0.05 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
15,000 |
10,000 |
0.040 |
$15.00 |
$0.60 |
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 |
2,000 |
500 |
0.002 |
$6.00 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
4.96 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
525 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$9.68 |
| Total Acres |
250,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.174 |
|
At planting |
$10.80 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$15.60 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$19,467,000 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
28,417 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.05 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$8,184,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$77.87 |
|
Total |
$45.13 |