Table 15. Louisiana Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
547,089 |
172,633 |
0.363 |
$0.06 |
$0.02 |
0.186 |
2,350 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
637,571 |
375,449 |
1.319 |
$9.45 |
$12.46 |
1.006 |
12,691 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
147,966 |
32,292 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
12 |
| Lygus |
407,141 |
270,800 |
0.525 |
$4.52 |
$2.37 |
0.270 |
3,405 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
4,808 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
339,918 |
333,546 |
0.237 |
$9.61 |
$2.28 |
0.067 |
841 |
| Thrips, early season |
640,759 |
292,217 |
0.456 |
$5.45 |
$2.49 |
0.158 |
1,997 |
| Beet Armyworm |
400,288 |
179,626 |
0.138 |
$10.61 |
$1.46 |
0.150 |
1,894 |
| Fall Armyworm |
249,970 |
108,313 |
0.088 |
$8.30 |
$0.73 |
0.028 |
357 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
374,699 |
127,705 |
0.213 |
$5.36 |
$1.14 |
0.638 |
8,049 |
| Grasshoppers |
97,871 |
1,121 |
0.000 |
$4.50 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
331,740 |
51,785 |
0.016 |
$4.99 |
$0.08 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
602,182 |
412,663 |
0.586 |
$5.78 |
$3.38 |
0.129 |
1,632 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
322,432 |
263,069 |
0.254 |
$6.92 |
$1.76 |
0.074 |
933 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
298,164 |
245,058 |
0.139 |
$8.71 |
$1.21 |
0.085 |
1,066 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
29,014 |
1,081 |
0.000 |
$11.00 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
4 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
243,821 |
2,132 |
0.000 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.008 |
99 |
| Cutworms |
374,053 |
356,960 |
0.456 |
$3.70 |
$1.69 |
0.061 |
767 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
2.86 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
639 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$31.08 |
| Total Acres |
704,593 |
|
Spray applications |
4.790 |
|
At planting |
$5.51 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$23.83 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$67,981,698 |
|
Eradication |
$14.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
36,096 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.31 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$10,395,744 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$96.48 |
|
Total |
$81.73 |
Table 15a. Louisiana Conventional Cotton Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
100,068 |
31,576 |
0.343 |
$0.37 |
$0.13 |
0.078 |
173 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
125,592 |
112,465 |
4.538 |
$10.87 |
$49.33 |
2.797 |
6,225 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
25,364 |
5,340 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.002 |
4 |
| Lygus |
76,890 |
47,788 |
0.445 |
$4.72 |
$2.10 |
0.298 |
664 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
63,131 |
60,411 |
0.234 |
$9.32 |
$2.18 |
0.064 |
142 |
| Thrips, early season |
116,878 |
52,098 |
0.445 |
$5.38 |
$2.39 |
0.218 |
484 |
| Beet Armyworm |
71,807 |
36,639 |
0.199 |
$10.93 |
$2.18 |
0.212 |
471 |
| Fall Armyworm |
44,393 |
13,591 |
0.042 |
$8.56 |
$0.36 |
0.010 |
23 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
68,890 |
28,799 |
0.156 |
$5.45 |
$0.85 |
0.641 |
1,428 |
| Grasshoppers |
17,945 |
205 |
0.000 |
$4.50 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
60,678 |
3,618 |
0.014 |
$6.25 |
$0.09 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
111,501 |
75,856 |
0.589 |
$6.20 |
$3.65 |
0.216 |
481 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
4,095 |
48,876 |
0.228 |
$7.00 |
$1.59 |
0.006 |
14 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
30,251 |
23,360 |
0.073 |
$9.05 |
$0.66 |
0.045 |
99 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
5,749 |
198 |
0.000 |
$11.00 |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
1 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
60,207 |
390 |
0.000 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
70,836 |
66,540 |
0.465 |
$3.70 |
$1.72 |
0.049 |
110 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
4.64 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
640 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$67.23 |
| Total Acres |
128,877 |
|
Spray applications |
7.770 |
|
At planting |
$5.51 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$15,085,997 |
|
Eradication |
$14.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
10,320 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.26 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$2,972,192 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$117.06 |
|
Total |
$94.00 |
Table 15b. Louisiana Bt-Cotton Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
447,021 |
141,057 |
0.368 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
0.210 |
2,178 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
511,979 |
262,984 |
0.914 |
$7.04 |
$6.43 |
0.623 |
6,466 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
122,602 |
26,952 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
9 |
| Lygus |
330,251 |
223,012 |
0.542 |
$4.48 |
$2.43 |
0.264 |
2,741 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
4,808 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
276,787 |
273,135 |
0.237 |
$9.68 |
$2.30 |
0.067 |
699 |
| Thrips, early season |
523,881 |
240,119 |
0.459 |
$5.47 |
$2.51 |
0.146 |
1,512 |
| Beet Armyworm |
328,481 |
142,987 |
0.124 |
$10.50 |
$1.30 |
0.137 |
1,422 |
| Fall Armyworm |
205,577 |
94,722 |
0.099 |
$8.28 |
$0.82 |
0.032 |
334 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
305,809 |
98,906 |
0.225 |
$5.35 |
$1.20 |
0.637 |
6,621 |
| Grasshoppers |
79,926 |
916 |
0.000 |
$4.50 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
271,062 |
48,167 |
0.017 |
$4.75 |
$0.08 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
490,681 |
336,807 |
0.585 |
$5.68 |
$3.32 |
0.111 |
1,151 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
318,337 |
214,193 |
0.260 |
$6.90 |
$1.80 |
0.088 |
919 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
267,913 |
221,698 |
0.154 |
$8.67 |
$1.34 |
0.093 |
967 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
23,265 |
883 |
0.000 |
$11.00 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
3 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
183,614 |
1,742 |
0.000 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.010 |
99 |
| Cutworms |
303,217 |
290,420 |
0.454 |
$3.70 |
$1.68 |
0.063 |
656 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
2.48 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
639 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$25.21 |
| Total Acres |
575,716 |
|
Spray applications |
4.438 |
|
At planting |
$5.51 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$29.16 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$54,173,172 |
|
Eradication |
$14.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
25,776 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.32 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$7,423,552 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$94.10 |
|
Total |
$81.20 |