Table 18. New Mexico Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 41,908 18,908 0.527 $18.00 $9.49 1.753 2,014
Bollworm/budworm 44,000 41,000 1.143 $18.00 $20.58 2.454 2,820
Pink Bollworm 15,000 8,000 0.112 $18.00 $2.01 0.941 1,081
Cotton Fleahopper 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.014 16
Lygus 25,000 6,500 0.091 $8.50 $0.77 1.569 1,802
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 15,000 2,000 0.028 $9.00 $0.25 0.314 360
Beet Armyworm 34,000 4,000 0.056 $21.00 $1.17 0.474 545
Fall Armyworm 4,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 8,000 500 0.007 $18.00 $0.13 0.056 64
Grasshoppers 18,000 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 42,000 16,000 0.223 $21.00 $4.68 0.000 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 14,000 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 7.57   Est. yield/acre 625     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $39.08
Total Acres 71,722   Spray applications 2.186   At planting $1.88
            Bt use fees $4.11
      Cost + loss $7,029,617   Eradication $13.73
Total Bales lost 8,703         Scouting $4.27
Bales lost in dollars $2,506,436   Cost + loss/acre $98.01   Total $63.07