Table 7. Summary of All States
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost
of 1 applic |
cost/
acre |
%red |
Bales
lost |
| Boll weevil |
2692770 |
1191321 |
0.144 |
$7.24
|
$1.04 |
0.097 |
28864 |
| Bollworm/budworm |
9,414,800 |
5,160,144 |
0.580 |
$9.70
|
$5.63 |
1.228 |
364446 |
| Pink Bollworm |
326,610 |
88,200 |
0.014 |
$14.66
|
$0.20 |
0.039 |
11494 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
6,059,642 |
1,442,834 |
0.132 |
$5.73
|
0.76 |
0.126 |
37465 |
| Lygus |
8,111,090 |
4,276,916 |
0.624 |
$8.45
|
$5.27 |
0.982 |
291224 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
153,450 |
9,000 |
0.001 |
$12.00
|
$0.01 |
0.000 |
31 |
| Spider Mites |
2,210,135 |
748,359 |
0.047 |
$22.37
|
$1.06 |
0.027 |
8029 |
| Thrips, early season |
13,755,469 |
2,816,802 |
0.197 |
$5.09
|
$1.00 |
0.795 |
235966 |
| Beet Armyworm |
3,271,953 |
301,938 |
0.019 |
$15.19
|
$0.29 |
0.031 |
9116 |
| Fall Armyworm |
642,624 |
61,587 |
0.002 |
$11.34
|
$0.02 |
0.022 |
6420 |
| European Corn Borer |
28,755 |
500 |
0.000 |
$0.00
|
$0.00 |
0.000 |
2 |
| Stink Bugs |
6,180,966 |
2,733,955 |
0.272 |
$7.77
|
$2.11 |
0.768 |
227921 |
| Grasshoppers |
1,516,854 |
208,553 |
0.015 |
$8.26
|
$0.12 |
0.026 |
7633 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
2,030,034 |
405,945 |
0.026 |
$8.52
|
$0.22 |
0.013 |
3838 |
| Aphids |
8,590,542 |
1,465,025 |
0.099 |
$10.94
|
$1.09 |
0.275 |
81649 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
3,766,565 |
90,484 |
0.006 |
$10.85
|
$0.07 |
0.002 |
602 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
704,110 |
328,450 |
0.028 |
$30.97
|
$0.88 |
0.080 |
23684 |
| Soybean Loopers |
830,675 |
289,961 |
0.016 |
$10.49
|
$0.16 |
0.008 |
2313 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
1,086,340 |
122,420 |
0.008 |
$18.00
|
$0.15 |
0.000 |
21 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
2,543,523 |
376,149 |
0.015 |
$10.38
|
$0.16 |
0.006 |
1730 |
| Cutworms |
1,478,908 |
747,544 |
0.035 |
$4.57
|
$0.16 |
0.004 |
1134 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
4.53 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
673 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$20.41 |
| Total Acres |
14,729,163 |
Spray
applications |
2.281 |
At
planting |
$5.62 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$9.69 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$1,157,711,069 |
Eradication |
$11.79 |
| Total Bales lost |
1,343,580 |
|
Scouting |
$4.83 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$386,951,091
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$78.60 |
Total |
$52.33 |