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 |
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|
|
| 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 |