Table 22. Tennessee Summary
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll weevil |
574,897 |
574,897 |
3.444 |
$8.01 |
$27.58 |
3.002 |
33,969 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
415,726 |
290,189 |
0.824 |
$11.32 |
$9.33 |
1.502 |
16,996 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
594,897 |
103,558 |
0.295 |
$7.18 |
$2.12 |
0.800 |
9,052 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
298,500 |
132,250 |
0.432 |
$13.40 |
$5.79 |
0.400 |
4,526 |
| Thrips, early season |
594,897 |
473,254 |
1.300 |
$8.01 |
$10.42 |
1.159 |
13,113 |
| Beet Armyworm |
380,050 |
500 |
0.001 |
$17.00 |
$0.01 |
0.011 |
129 |
| Fall Armyworm |
151,950 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$17.00 |
$0.03 |
0.052 |
585 |
| European Corn Borer |
133,520 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
4 |
| Stink Bugs |
530,348 |
129,484 |
0.218 |
$8.24 |
$1.79 |
1.400 |
15,846 |
| Grasshoppers |
26,000 |
5,000 |
0.008 |
$7.50 |
$0.06 |
0.005 |
56 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
149,600 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.010 |
110 |
| Aphids |
513,244 |
70,660 |
0.119 |
$10.38 |
$1.23 |
0.195 |
2,210 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
217,321 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.103 |
1,161 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
30,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
119,215 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.004 |
42 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
458,490 |
3,810 |
0.006 |
$5.54 |
$0.04 |
0.602 |
6,813 |
| Cutworms |
32,300 |
9,800 |
0.016 |
$6.60 |
$0.11 |
0.029 |
331 |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
9.27 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
600 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$58.52 |
| Total Acres |
594,897 |
|
Spray applications |
6.666 |
|
At planting |
$7.99 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$16.96 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$90,784,905 |
|
Eradication |
$15.64 |
| Total Bales lost |
104,943 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$2.70 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$30,223,605 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$152.61 |
|
Total |
$101.80 |