Table 21. South 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 295,000 225,000 1.050 $8.75 $9.19 3.933 21,510
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 4,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 10,000 1,000 0.003 $8.50 $0.03 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 15,000 1,000 0.005 $13.00 $0.07 0.050 273
Thrips, early season 260,000 125,000 0.625 $4.50 $2.81 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 1,000 500 0.002 $16.00 $0.03 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 5,000 500 0.002 $15.50 $0.03 0.017 91
European Corn Borer 3,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 225,000 175,000 1.167 $9.00 $10.50 3.000 16,406
Grasshoppers 50,000 10,000 0.067 $9.00 $0.60 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 150,000 50,000 0.167 $8.00 $1.33 0.000 0
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 1,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 1,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 20,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 5,000 1,000 0.003 $5.00 $0.02 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 7.00   Est. yield/acre 645     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $24.60
Total Acres 300,000   Spray applications 3.090   At planting $14.96
            Bt use fees $16.50
      Cost + loss $31,615,000   Eradication $5.35
Total Bales lost 38,281         Scouting $7.23
Bales lost in dollars $11,025,000   Cost + loss/acre $105.38   Total $68.63