Table 12. Florida 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 80,000 25,000 0.278 $9.00 $2.50 0.533 720
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 75,000 8,000 0.089 $4.25 $0.38 0.000 0
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 6,000 0.067 $5.50 $0.37 0.200 270
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 6,000 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 84,000 65,000 0.722 $7.20 $5.20 0.933 1,260
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 90,000 10,000 0.111 $11.00 $1.22 0.180 243
Bandedwinged Whitefly 40,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 40,000 1,000 0.011 $18.00 $0.20 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 30,000 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 20,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 1,000 150 0.002 $8.00 $0.01 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 1.85   Est. yield/acre 490     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $9.88
Total Acres 90,000   Spray applications 1.279   At planting $6.75
            Bt use fees $11.39
      Cost + loss $4,430,593   Eradication $6.00
Total Bales lost 2,493         Scouting $7.24
Bales lost in dollars $717,993   Cost + loss/acre $49.23   Total $41.25