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 |
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|
| 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 |