Table 23. Texas Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 3,790,178 2,175,670 1.840 $7.18 $13.20 7.347 729,894
Bollworm/budworm 4,403,612 1,125,957 0.203 $10.74 $2.18 0.940 93,397
Pink Bollworm 311,000 16,700 0.007 $9.34 $0.07 0.057 5,672
Cotton Fleahopper 4,381,612 901,500 0.179 $5.30 $0.95 0.400 39,701
Lygus 1,227,000 178,400 0.033 $8.29 $0.27 0.108 10,748
Cotton Leafperforator 390,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 431,500 29,800 0.009 $9.87 $0.09 0.057 5,685
Thrips, early season 4,644,612 738,800 0.146 $5.76 $0.84 0.503 50,009
Beet Armyworm 4,176,034 2,471,200 0.797 $14.48 $11.54 6.158 611,698
Fall Armyworm 134,877 7,800 0.001 $7.09 $0.01 0.001 88
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 270,745 40,330 0.007 $6.81 $0.05 0.018 1,758
Grasshoppers 210,000 49,000 0.010 $6.84 $0.07 0.023 2,283
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 199,800 1,500 0.000 $6.70 $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 4,395,262 1,847,485 0.428 $7.73 $3.31 0.519 51,545
Bandedwinged Whitefly 1,143,700 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 253,600 7,640 0.001 $16.15 $0.02 0.002 226
Soybean Loopers 48,300 800 0.000 $10.75 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 2,308,720 301,400 0.055 $12.74 $0.70 0.061 6,099
Western Flower Thrips 3,602,330 1,000 0.000 $4.90 $0.00 0.000 10
Cutworms 189,000 35,000 0.006 $7.87 $0.05 0.002 175
               
Percent Lost 16.20   Est. yield/acre 377     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $33.35
Total Acres 5,486,612   Spray applications 3.724   At planting $2.06
            Bt use fees $2.47
      Cost + loss $722,764,741   Eradication $7.69
Total Bales lost 1,608,986         Scouting $1.71
Bales lost in dollars $463,387,962   Cost + loss/acre $131.73   Total $47.27


Table 23a. Texas - Upper Coastal Bend
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 258,275 250,000 5.808 $6.26 $36.36 7.000 37,665
Bollworm/budworm 258,275 103,310 0.400 $9.90 $3.96 1.000 5,381
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 258,275 200,000 0.774 $4.76 $3.69 0.000 0
Lygus 200,000 70,000 0.271 $8.15 $2.21 0.774 4,167
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 258,275 120,000 0.697 $6.50 $4.53 3.000 16,142
Beet Armyworm 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 46,490 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 82,645 21,000 0.081 $6.70 $0.54 0.320 1,722
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 25,800 500 0.002 $6.70 $0.01 0.000 0
Aphids 258,275 129,138 0.500 $7.00 $3.50 1.000 5,381
Bandedwinged Whitefly 64,500 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 22,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 24,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 280,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 103,000 6,000 0.023 $6.55 $0.15 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 13.09   Est. yield/acre 625     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $54.95
Total Acres 258,275   Spray applications 8.557   At planting $6.35
            Bt use fees $8.30
      Cost + loss $39,739,985   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 70,457         Scouting $5.70
Bales lost in dollars $20,291,670   Cost + loss/acre $153.87   Total $75.30


Table 23b. Texas - Lower Coastal Bend
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 343,203 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Bollworm/budworm 381,337 222,447 0.583 $9.90 $5.78 1.000 7,945
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 381,337 286,000 0.750 $4.76 $3.57 0.000 0
Lygus 10,000 1,000 0.003 $8.15 $0.02 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 25,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 200,000 5,000 0.013 $9.30 $0.12 0.524 4,167
Thrips, early season 381,337 228,800 0.600 $6.50 $3.90 3.000 23,834
Beet Armyworm 152,534 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 53,387 1,800 0.005 $7.40 $0.03 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 52,000 18,000 0.047 $6.70 $0.32 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 19,500 1,000 0.003 $6.70 $0.02 0.000 0
Aphids 381,337 205,922 1.080 $7.00 $7.56 4.000 31,778
Bandedwinged Whitefly 12,000 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 11,000 500 0.001 $8.20 $0.01 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 15,000 1,000 0.003 $8.20 $0.02 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 19,830 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 46,000 11,000 0.029 $6.55 $0.19 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 8.52   Est. yield/acre 728     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $21.54
Total Acres 381,337   Spray applications 3.116   At planting $1.27
            Bt use fees $2.96
      Cost + loss $39,975,748   Eradication $23.14
Total Bales lost 67,723         Scouting $4.77
Bales lost in dollars $19,504,176   Cost + loss/acre $104.83   Total $53.68


Table 23c. Texas - Northern Rolling Plains
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 280,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Bollworm/budworm 60,000 48,000 0.136 $7.90 $1.07 0.522 3,000
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 60,000 45,000 0.098 $4.90 $0.48 0.078 450
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 10,000 2,000 0.005 $9.10 $0.04 0.022 125
Thrips, early season 90,000 30,000 0.072 $4.10 $0.29 0.010 56
Beet Armyworm 110,000 80,000 0.209 $11.68 $2.44 1.196 6,875
Fall Armyworm 0 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 5,000 500 0.001 $8.84 $0.01 0.001 6
Grasshoppers 42,000 28,000 0.067 $7.30 $0.49 0.274 1,575
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 70,000 26,000 0.085 $7.52 $0.64 0.076 438
Bandedwinged Whitefly 2,000 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 2,000 400 0.001 $15.55 $0.01 0.001 5
Western Flower Thrips 10,000 1,000 0.002 $4.90 $0.01 0.002 10
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 2.18   Est. yield/acre 175     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $5.49
Total Acres 460,000   Spray applications 0.675   At planting $0.19
            Bt use fees $1.24
      Cost + loss $11,681,440   Eradication $10.30
Total Bales lost 12,540         Scouting $0.33
Bales lost in dollars $3,611,520   Cost + loss/acre $25.39   Total $17.54


Table 23d. Texas - High Plains
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 1,840,000 1,475,000 2.205 $7.25 $15.99 10.698 654,063
Bollworm/budworm 3,010,000 600,000 0.159 $11.50 $1.83 1.000 61,141
Pink Bollworm 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 2,500,000 50,000 0.017 $5.50 $0.09 0.415 25,391
Lygus 900,000 50,000 0.017 $9.75 $0.16 0.075 4,570
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 100,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 3,010,000 225,000 0.075 $5.00 $0.37 0.100 6,114
Beet Armyworm 3,010,000 2,317,700 1.386 $14.50 $20.10 9.500 580,836
Fall Armyworm 0 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 75,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 150,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 3,010,000 1,384,600 0.552 $8.00 $4.42 0.200 12,228
Bandedwinged Whitefly 1,000,000 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 300 300 0.000 $15.00 $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 2,000,000 300,000 0.100 $12.75 $1.27 0.100 6,094
Western Flower Thrips 3,010,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 22.09   Est. yield/acre 366     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $44.23
Total Acres 3,010,000   Spray applications 4.510   At planting $2.64
            Bt use fees $1.84
      Cost + loss $555,453,555   Eradication $5.18
Total Bales lost 1,350,436         Scouting $1.42
Bales lost in dollars $388,925,550   Cost + loss/acre $184.54   Total $55.32


Table 23e. Texas - Far West
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 550,700 6,670 0.010 $3.00 $0.03 0.080 630
Bollworm/budworm 103,000 33,200 0.082 $13.01 $1.07 0.435 3,416
Pink Bollworm 261,000 16,700 0.056 $9.34 $0.52 0.722 5,672
Cotton Fleahopper 563,000 7,500 0.019 $9.20 $0.17 0.820 6,439
Lygus 42,000 26,400 0.038 $8.00 $0.31 0.141 1,105
Cotton Leafperforator 300,000 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 241,000 30,000 0.044 $7.00 $0.31 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 532,500 30,500 0.089 $17.90 $1.59 2.945 23,144
Fall Armyworm 0 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 8,600 830 0.001 $10.78 $0.01 0.004 30
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 2,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 46,650 10,825 0.024 $8.00 $0.19 0.024 192
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 9,600 2,640 0.004 $24.00 $0.09 0.029 226
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 6,720 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 32,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 5.20   Est. yield/acre 176     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $4.29
Total Acres 687,000   Spray applications 0.366   At planting $0.32
            Bt use fees $2.89
      Cost + loss $22,640,321   Eradication $8.04
Total Bales lost 40,854         Scouting $0.29
Bales lost in dollars $11,765,904   Cost + loss/acre $32.96   Total $15.83


Table 23f. Texas - Lower Rio Grande Valley
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 244,000 224,000 5.508 $8.00 $44.07 3.800 15,453
Bollworm/budworm 244,000 25,000 0.102 $11.00 $1.13 0.020 81
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 244,000 180,000 0.738 $6.15 $4.54 0.020 81
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 35,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 25,000 2,000 0.008 $8.00 $0.07 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 244,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 220,000 30,000 0.122951 $14.00 $1.72 0.036 147
Fall Armyworm 5,000 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 0 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 244,000 70,000 0.287 $7.00 $2.01 0.020 81
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 244,000 5,000 0.020 $12.00 $0.25 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 244,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 244,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 10,000 10,000 0.041 $10.00 $0.41 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 3.90   Est. yield/acre 491     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $54.18
Total Acres 244,000   Spray applications 6.828   At planting $0.00
            Bt use fees $0.00
      Cost + loss $18,091,172   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 15,844         Scouting $1.26
Bales lost in dollars $4,563,072   Cost + loss/acre $74.14   Total $55.44


Table 23g. Texas - Southern Rolling Plains
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 165,000 4,000 0.024 $11.50 $0.28 1.000 1,818
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 165,000 5,000 0.030 $7.00 $0.21 1.000 1,818
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 30,000 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 165,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 50,000 3,000 0.018 $18.00 $0.33 0.303 551
Fall Armyworm 0 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 32,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 65,000 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 165,000 1,000 0.006 $9.00 $0.05 0.000 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 65,200 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 13,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 6,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
               
Percent Lost 2.30   Est. yield/acre 200     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $0.87
Total Acres 165,000   Spray applications 0.079   At planting $0.00
            Bt use fees $3.53
      Cost + loss $9,787,620   Eradication $45.33
Total Bales lost 4,188         Scouting $2.27
Bales lost in dollars $1,206,120   Cost + loss/acre $59.32   Total $52.01


Table 23h. Texas - Northern Blacklands
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 143,000 110,000 1.100 $6.50 $7.15 1.907 2,979
Bollworm/budworm 51,000 20,000 0.133 $15.00 $2.00 0.680 1,063
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 110,000 53,000 0.353 $4.50 $1.59 0.733 1,146
Lygus 20,000 1,000 0.007 $6.50 $0.04 0.067 104
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 1,500 800 0.005 $14.00 $0.07 0.005 8
Thrips, early season 135,000 75,000 0.500 $4.50 $2.25 1.800 2,813
Beet Armyworm 1,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 0 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 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 68,000 11,000 0.110 $6.50 $0.72 0.453 708
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 135,000 8,000 0.053 $7.00 $0.37 0.450 703
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 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 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 6.10   Est. yield/acre 340     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $14.20
Total Acres 150,000   Spray applications 2.262   At planting $4.80
            Bt use fees $1.68
      Cost + loss $6,294,200   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 9,523         Scouting $3.00
Bales lost in dollars $2,742,750   Cost + loss/acre $41.96   Total $23.68


Table 23i. Texas - Southern Blacklands
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 131,000 110,000 3.359 $7.00 $23.51 5.000 19,104
Bollworm/budworm 131,000 70,000 1.069 $9.75 $10.42 2.500 9,552
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 100,000 75,000 1.145 $6.00 $6.87 1.145 4,375
Lygus 55,000 30,000 0.229 $6.50 $1.49 0.210 802
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 95,000 20,000 0.305 $10.00 $3.05 0.363 1,385
Thrips, early season 120,000 30,000 0.229 $5.00 $1.15 0.275 1,050
Beet Armyworm 50,000 10,000 0.076 $11.00 $0.84 0.038 146
Fall Armyworm 30,000 6,000 0.046 $7.00 $0.32 0.023 88
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 35,000 10,000 0.076 $6.00 $0.46 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 85,000 12,000 0.092 $7.50 $0.69 0.195 744
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 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 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 4,000 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 30,000 8,000 0.061 $8.00 $0.49 0.046 175
               
Percent Lost 9.79   Est. yield/acre 955     Cost/ Acre
            Foliar insecticide $49.28
Total Acres 131,000   Spray applications 6.687   At planting $1.43
            Bt use fees $10.08
      Cost + loss $19,100,700   Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 37,421         Scouting $2.75
Bales lost in dollars $10,777,200   Cost + loss/acre $145.81   Total $63.54