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
               
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