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 |