Table 13. Georgia 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 950,000 587,600 1.130 $10.00 $11.30 1.462 39,583
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 150,000 65,000 0.050 $6.00 $0.30 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 1,100,100 227,500 0.175 $5.00 $0.88 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 20,000 13,000 0.010 $10.00 $0.10 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 20,000 13,000 0.010 $10.00 $0.10 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 900,000 690,000 0.796 $8.00 $6.37 1.385 37,500
Grasshoppers 50,000 1,000 0.001 $8.00 $0.01 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 500,000 91,000 0.070 $9.00 $0.63 0.385 10,417
Bandedwinged Whitefly 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 150,000 5,000 0.006 $15.00 $0.09 0.231 6,250
Soybean Loopers 40,000 26,000 0.020 $14.00 $0.28 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 5,000 1,500 0.001 $6.00 $0.01 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 3.46   Est. yield/acre 600     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $20.05
Total Acres 1,300,000   Spray applications 2.269   At planting $8.08
            Bt use fees $13.00
      Cost + loss $92,992,500   Eradication $4.00
Total Bales lost 93,750         Scouting $5.63
Bales lost in dollars $27,000,000   Cost + loss/acre $71.53   Total $50.76