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 |