Table 11. California - San Joaquin Valley*
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 87,968 8,797 0.010 $26.00 $0.26 0.002 59
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 791,712 351,872 0.400 $27.00 $10.80 2.250 65,976
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 870,833 659,760 1.125 $30.00 $33.75 1.485 43,542
Thrips, early season 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 263,904 131,352 0.149 $18.00 $2.69 0.060 1,759
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 527,808 263,904 0.300 $18.00 $5.40 0.300 8,797
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 105,562 52,781 0.060 $33.00 $1.98 0.012 352
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 870,883 263,904 0.330 $15.00 $4.95 0.990 29,029
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 5.10   Est. yield/acre 1,275     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $59.83
Total Acres 879,680   Spray applications 2.374   At planting $3.07
            Bt use fees $0.45
      Cost + loss $107,785,226   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 149,514         Scouting $10.23
Bales lost in dollars $43,059,963   Cost + loss/acre $122.53   Total $73.58
               
*The Sacramento and Imperial Valleys are not included in this year's report.