Table 19. North Carolina 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 |
901,000 |
826,500 |
1.717 |
$8.25 |
$14.17 |
3.212 |
75,364 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
400,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
901,000 |
98,000 |
0.109 |
$6.50 |
$0.71 |
0.406 |
9,518 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
8,950 |
895 |
0.001 |
$13.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips, early season |
901,000 |
622,000 |
0.897 |
$4.75 |
$4.26 |
1.200 |
28,156 |
| Beet Armyworm |
10,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
84,000 |
700 |
0.001 |
$10.25 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
120,000 |
500 |
0.001 |
$8.25 |
$0.00 |
0.002 |
47 |
| Stink Bugs |
901,000 |
93,000 |
0.123 |
$8.10 |
$1.00 |
2.751 |
64,538 |
| Grasshoppers |
44,000 |
4,400 |
0.005 |
$6.00 |
$0.03 |
0.002 |
41 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
60,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
901,000 |
36,000 |
0.044 |
$12.00 |
$0.53 |
0.160 |
3,754 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
20,000 |
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 |
12,000 |
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 |
450,000 |
11,100 |
0.012 |
$12.00 |
$0.15 |
0.240 |
5,625 |
| Cutworms |
202,000 |
22,200 |
0.025 |
$5.00 |
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
7.97 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
770 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$20.99 |
| Total Acres |
901,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.935 |
|
At planting |
$10.93 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$10.51 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$98,189,242 |
|
Eradication |
$1.85 |
| Total Bales lost |
187,043 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.91 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$53,868,330 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$108.98 |
|
Total |
$49.19 |
Table 19a. North Caroline Bt Cotton 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 |
492,000 |
426,000 |
0.866 |
$8.25 |
$7.14 |
1.260 |
16,144 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
200,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
492,000 |
59,500 |
0.121 |
$6.50 |
$0.79 |
0.560 |
7,175 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
4,950 |
495 |
0.001 |
$13.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips, early season |
492,000 |
342,000 |
0.904 |
$4.75 |
$4.29 |
1.200 |
15,375 |
| Beet Armyworm |
5,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
44,000 |
200 |
0.000 |
$10.25 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
60,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
492,000 |
90,000 |
0.220 |
$8.10 |
$1.78 |
3.840 |
49,200 |
| Grasshoppers |
24,000 |
2,400 |
0.005 |
$6.00 |
$0.03 |
0.002 |
23 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
492,000 |
19,800 |
0.044 |
$12.00 |
$0.53 |
0.160 |
2,050 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
10,000 |
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 |
6,000 |
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 |
247,000 |
6,100 |
0.012 |
$12.00 |
$0.15 |
0.241 |
3,088 |
| Cutworms |
101,000 |
12,200 |
0.025 |
$5.00 |
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
7.26 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
779 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$14.85 |
| Total Acres |
492,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.198 |
|
At planting |
$11.01 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.25 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$51,899,812 |
|
Eradication |
$1.85 |
| Total Bales lost |
93,054 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.05 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$26,799,480 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$105.49 |
|
Total |
$51.02 |
Table 19b. North Carolina Conventional Cotton 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 |
409,000 |
400,500 |
2.742 |
$8.25 |
$22.62 |
5.560 |
59,220 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
200,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
409,000 |
38,500 |
0.094 |
$6.50 |
$0.61 |
0.220 |
2,343 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
4,000 |
400 |
0.001 |
$13.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips, early season |
409,000 |
280,000 |
0.890 |
$4.75 |
$4.23 |
1.200 |
12,781 |
| Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
40,000 |
500 |
0.001 |
$10.25 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
60,000 |
500 |
0.001 |
$8.25 |
$0.01 |
0.004 |
47 |
| Stink Bugs |
409,000 |
3,000 |
0.007 |
$8.10 |
$0.06 |
1.440 |
15,338 |
| Grasshoppers |
20,000 |
2,000 |
0.005 |
$6.00 |
$0.03 |
0.002 |
19 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
409,000 |
16,200 |
0.044 |
$12.00 |
$0.52 |
0.160 |
1,704 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
10,000 |
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 |
6,000 |
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 |
203,000 |
5,000 |
0.012 |
$12.00 |
$0.15 |
0.238 |
2,538 |
| Cutworms |
101,000 |
10,000 |
0.024 |
$5.00 |
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
8.82 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
760 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$28.38 |
| Total Acres |
409,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.822 |
|
At planting |
$10.83 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$46,289,430 |
|
Eradication |
$1.85 |
| Total Bales lost |
93,989 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$5.94 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$27,068,850 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$113.18 |
|
Total |
$46.99 |