Table 9. Arizona 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 103,700 38,580 0.170 $16.37 $2.78 0.309 3,029
Pink Bollworm 246,100 60,000 0.559 $15.60 $8.72 1.139 11,177
Cotton Fleahopper 195,300 9,265 0.017 $8.00 $0.13 0.140 1,374
Lygus 279,000 151,820 1.006 $20.66 $20.78 3.105 30,461
Cotton Leafperforator 32,900 9,000 0.032 $12.00 $0.39 0.003 31
Spider Mites 69,750 13,950 0.050 $15.00 $0.75 0.023 228
Thrips, early season 279,000 22,320 0.080 $12.67 $1.01 0.093 912
Beet Armyworm 169,500 58,950 0.195 $10.63 $2.08 0.023 221
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 26,740 6,580 0.015 $20.50 $0.30 0.015 149
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 23,950 3,000 0.011 $15.00 $0.16 0.000 0
Aphids 32,850 2,790 0.006 $23.00 $0.14 0.006 56
Bandedwinged Whitefly 139,500 2,358 0.004 $15.00 $0.06 0.002 23
Silverleaf Whitefly 262,210 138,450 0.657 $29.18 $19.18 0.519 5,096
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 7,370 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 139,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 5.38   Est. yield/acre 1,285     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $56.48
Total Acres 279,000   Spray applications 2.802   At planting $1.53
            Bt use fees $19.32
      Cost + loss $39,859,628   Eradication $1.78
Total Bales lost 52,757         Scouting $9.30
Bales lost in dollars 15,193,930   Cost + loss/acre $142.87   Total $88.41


Table 9a. Arizona Bt Cotton
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 53,700 3,580 0.020 $16.37 $0.33 0.150 953
Pink Bollworm 161,100 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 125,300 6,265 0.018 $8.00 $0.14 0.140 889
Lygus 179,000 103,820 1.090 $20.75 $22.63 3.140 19,941
Cotton Leafperforator 17,900 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 44,750 8,950 0.050 $15.00 $0.75 0.025 159
Thrips, early season 179,000 14,320 0.080 $12.67 $1.01 0.100 635
Beet Armyworm 89,500 8,950 0.025 $6.50 $0.16 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 10,740 3,580 0.013 $20.50 $0.26 0.006 38
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 8,950 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 26,850 1,790 0.006 $23.00 $0.14 0.008 48
Bandedwinged Whitefly 89,500 358 0.001 $15.00 $0.02 0.003 16
Silverleaf Whitefly 177,210 98,450 0.756 $29.63 $22.41 0.594 3,772
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 5,370 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 89,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 4.17   Est. yield/acre 1,322     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $47.84
Total Acres 179,000   Spray applications 2.059   At planting $1.87
            Bt use fees $30.11
      Cost + loss $23,937,610   Eradication $1.78
Total Bales lost 26,451         Scouting $9.57
Bales lost in dollars $7,617,877   Cost + loss/acre $133.73   Total $91.17


Table 9b. Arizona Conventional Cotton
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 50,000 35,000 0.438 $16.37 $7.16 0.600 2,076
Pink Bollworm 85,000 60,000 1.560 $15.60 $24.34 3.230 11,177
Cotton Fleahopper 70,000 3,000 0.015 $8.00 $0.12 0.140 484
Lygus 100,000 48,000 0.854 $20.44 $17.46 3.040 10,520
Cotton Leafperforator 15,000 9,000 0.090 $12.00 $1.08 0.009 31
Spider Mites 25,000 5,000 0.050 $15.00 $0.75 0.020 69
Thrips, early season 100,000 8,000 0.080 $12.67 $1.01 0.080 277
Beet Armyworm 80,000 50,000 0.500 $11.00 $5.50 0.064 221
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 16,000 3,000 0.019 $20.50 $0.38 0.032 111
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 15,000 3,000 0.030 $15.00 $0.45 0.000 0
Aphids 6,000 1,000 0.006 $23.00 $0.14 0.002 8
Bandedwinged Whitefly 50,000 2,000 0.010 $15.00 $0.15 0.002 7
Silverleaf Whitefly 85,000 40,000 0.480 $27.90 $13.39 0.383 1,324
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 7.60   Est. yield/acre 1,220     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $71.95
Total Acres 100,000   Spray applications 4.132   At planting $0.93
            Bt use fees $0.00
      Cost + loss $15,922,017   Eradication $1.78
Total Bales lost 26,306         Scouting $8.80
Bales lost in dollars $7,576,054   Cost + loss/acre $159.22   Total $83.46