Table 3. Cotton insect eradication costs
State Number Acres Cost/Acre Wt cost/acre Total Cost
Alabama, South 250,000 $5.00 $5.00 $1,250,000
Alabama, Central 90,000 $5.00 $5.00 $450,000
Alabama, North 250,000 $5.00 $5.00 $1,250,000
Arizona Bt 179,000 $1.78 $1.78 $318,620
Arizona Conv 100,000 $1.78 $1.78 $178,000
Arkansas, Northeast 200,000 $15.00 $6.00 $3,000,000
Arkansas, Southeast 430,000 $35.00 $30.10 $15,050,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Florida 90,000 $6.00 $6.00 $540,000
Georgia 1,300,000 $4.00 $4.00 $5,200,000
Kansas 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Louisiana Conv 128,877 $14.00 $14.00 $1,804,278
Louisiana Bt 575,716 $14.00 $14.00 $8,060,024
Mississippi Delta 812,000 $22.00 $22.00 $17,864,000
Mississippi Hills 475,000 $23.40 $23.40 $11,115,000
Missouri 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
New Mexico 40,772 $24.15 $13.73 $984,644
North Carolina Bt 492,000 $1.85 $1.85 $910,200
North Carolina Conv 409,000 $1.85 $1.85 $756,650
Oklahoma 216,970 $12.20 $12.20 $2,647,034
South Carolina 300,000 $5.35 $5.35 $1,605,000
Tennessee 594,897 $13.20 $13.20 $7,852,640
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 381,337 $23.14 $23.14 $8,824,138
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 460,000 $10.30 $10.30 $4,738,000
Texas, High Plains 1,950,000 $8.00 $5.18 $15,600,000
Texas, Far West 547,000 $10.10 $8.04 $5,524,700
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 680,000 $11.00 $45.33 $7,480,000
Texas, Northern Blacklands 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Southern Blacklands 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Virginia 107,000 $3.25 $3.25 $347,750
         
Total US - BOLL WEEVIL 11,059,569 $8.66 $6.72 $95,743,961
California, San Joaquin Valley Pink Bollworm 879,680 $5.31 $0.33 $4,671,101
Texas, Far West Pink Bollworm 47,000 $0.00 $0.00 $0
         
Total US - Insect Eradication 11,986,249 $8.38 $7.05 $100,415,062