Table 14. Kansas 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 1,000 640 0.016 $15.00 $0.24 0.025 10
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 1,000 200 0.005 $12.00 $0.06 0.000 0
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 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 10,000 2,500 0.063 $12.00 $0.75 1.250 521
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 1.28   Est. yield/acre 300     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $1.05
Total Acres 40,000   Spray applications 0.084   At planting $3.00
            Bt use fees $0.00
      Cost + loss $415,000   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 531         Scouting $2.50
Bales lost in dollars $153,000   Cost + loss/acre $10.38   Total $6.55