Table 6. Cotton insect monitoring costs
  Acres Scouted Times per week wt Avg Cost Cost/scouted acre Total Cost
State   Scouted over all acres    
Alabama, South 150,000 1.20 $4.05 $6.75 $1,012,500
Alabama, Central 72,000 1.20 $4.80 $6.00 $432,000
Alabama, North 175,000 1.30 $3.57 $5.10 $892,500
Arizona Bt 177,210 1.62 $9.57 $9.67 $1,713,621
Arizona Conv 99,000 1.81 $8.80 $8.89 $880,110
Arkansas, Northeast 475,000 1.50 $5.70 $6.00 $2,850,000
Arkansas, Southeast 450,000 2.00 $7.20 $8.00 $3,600,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 750,000 1.50 $10.23 $12.00 $9,000,000
Florida 74,000 1.80 $7.24 $8.80 $651,200
Georgia 1,010,000 1.50 $5.63 $7.25 $7,322,500
Kansas 25,000 1.00 $2.50 $4.00 $100,000
Louisiana Conv 112,123 1.60 $7.26 $8.34 $935,106
Louisiana Bt 505,306 1.60 $7.32 $8.34 $4,214,252
Mississippi Delta 765,000 1.60 $7.16 $7.60 $5,814,000
Mississippi Hills 395,000 1.40 $6.07 $7.30 $2,883,500
Missouri 334,000 1.00 $4.55 $5.45 $1,820,300
New Mexico 34,000 1.00 $4.27 $9.00 $306,000
North Carolina Bt 266,000 0.70 $4.05 $7.50 $1,995,000
North Carolina Conv 324,000 1.00 $5.94 $7.50 $2,430,000
Oklahoma 130,000 1.00 $3.45 $5.75 $747,500
South Carolina 255,000 1.30 $7.23 $8.50 $2,167,500
Tennessee 298,742 1.00 $2.91 $5.80 $1,732,704
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 245,361 1.00 $5.70 $6.00 $1,472,166
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 316,510 1.00 $4.77 $5.75 $1,819,933
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 25,000 1.50 $0.33 $6.00 $150,000
Texas, High Plains 900,000 1.20 $1.42 $4.75 $4,275,000
Texas, Far West 23,000 1.70 $0.29 $8.52 $195,960
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 195,000 0.70 $1.26 $1.58 $308,100
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 75,000 1.00 $2.27 $5.00 $375,000
Texas, Northern Blacklands 100,000 1.00 $3.00 $4.50 $450,000
Texas, Southern Blacklands 90,000 1.50 $2.75 $4.00 $360,000
Virginia 30,000 1.50 $2.38 $8.50 $255,000
Total US 8,876,252 1.35 $4.43 $7.12 $63,161,451