Table 17. Missouri Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
311,200 |
298,400 |
2.984 |
$6.82 |
$20.35 |
3.734 |
32,116 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
347,600 |
301,600 |
0.905 |
$8.34 |
$7.55 |
1.469 |
12,630 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
51,200 |
10,400 |
0.026 |
$7.00 |
$0.18 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
352,400 |
106,000 |
0.292 |
$6.43 |
$1.87 |
0.546 |
4,697 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
98,400 |
28,800 |
0.072 |
$11.90 |
$0.86 |
0.106 |
910 |
| Thrips, early season |
400,000 |
137,000 |
0.343 |
$4.46 |
$1.53 |
1.230 |
10,578 |
| Beet Armyworm |
8,830 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
41,200 |
1,600 |
0.004 |
$11.00 |
$0.04 |
0.010 |
89 |
| European Corn Borer |
36,000 |
800 |
0.002 |
$10.00 |
$0.02 |
0.009 |
77 |
| Stink Bugs |
61,600 |
3,600 |
0.009 |
$4.00 |
$0.04 |
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 |
280,000 |
221,600 |
0.609 |
$6.89 |
$4.20 |
0.574 |
4,936 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
130,000 |
69,200 |
0.173 |
$5.00 |
$0.87 |
0.023 |
196 |
| 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 |
39,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
61,607 |
10,268 |
0.026 |
$5.00 |
$0.13 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
79,200 |
21,200 |
0.053 |
$5.73 |
$0.30 |
0.044 |
375 |
| |
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|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
7.74 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
731 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$37.93 |
| Total Acres |
400,000 |
|
Spray applications |
5.497 |
|
At planting |
$8.57 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$5.05 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$41,623,025 |
|
Eradication |
$0.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
66,604 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.55 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$19,181,875 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$104.06 |
|
Total |
$56.10 |