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