Table 5. Insecticide application type and cost
  % Acres Acres Cost/ Total cost % Acres Acres Cost/ Total cost
  treated by treated by Acre by application treated by treated by Acre by application
State air air air air ground ground ground ground
Alabama, South 10 26,000 $3.75 $97,500 2 5,200 $2.50 $13,000
Alabama, Central 10 8,500 $3.25 $27,625 30 25,500 $2.50 $63,750
Alabama, North 40 112,200 $3.10 $347,820 60 168,300 $3.40 $572,220
Arizona Bt 70 132,300 $4.00 $529,200 20 37,800 $5.94 $224,532
Arizona Conv 70 70,000 $3.58 $250,600 30 29,600 $2.64 $78,144
Arkansas, Northeast 90 495,000 $4.00 $1,980,000 60 330,000 $3.00 $990,000
Arkansas, Southeast 100 450,000 $4.00 $1,800,000 90 405,000 $3.00 $1,215,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 45 366,660 $12.50 $4,583,250 55 448,140 $10.00 $4,481,400
Florida 21 24,150 $4.75 $114,713 79 90,850 $5.50 $499,675
Georgia 35 521,500 $3.50 $1,825,250 80 1,192,000 $3.00 $3,576,000
Kansas 3 1,320 $17.00 $22,440 0 0 $0.00 $0
Louisiana Conv 91 148,330 $3.91 $579,970 86 140,180 $3.10 $434,558
Louisiana Bt 91 630,630 $3.91 $2,465,763 86 595,980 $3.10 $1,847,538
Mississippi Delta 80 892,000 $2.60 $2,319,200 80 892,000 $1.65 $1,471,800
Mississippi Hills 30 166,200 $2.60 $432,120 80 443,200 $1.65 $731,280
Missouri 15 59,250 $4.00 $237,000 54 213,300 $3.38 $720,954
New Mexico 95 59,691 $14.00 $835,679 3 1,885 $7.00 $13,195
North Carolina Bt 20 124,200 $4.50 $558,900 90 558,900 $2.50 $1,397,250
North Carolina Conv 20 66,800 $4.50 $300,600 90 300,600 $2.50 $751,500
Oklahoma 80 152,000 $3.50 $532,000 60 114,000 $3.00 $342,000
South Carolina 45 130,500 $3.75 $489,375 80 232,000 $3.50 $812,000
Tennessee 45 275,154 $1.70 $466,812 74 449,018 $2.55 $1,146,857
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 50 132,500 $3.30 $437,250 55 145,750 $2.75 $400,813
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 35 157,358 $3.30 $519,280 70 314,715 $2.75 $865,467
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 42 216,840 $3.50 $758,940 14 72,800 $1.50 $109,200
Texas, High Plains 15 380,250 $4.25 $1,616,063 25 633,750 $3.75 $2,376,563
Texas, Far West 91 445 $3.65 $1,624 10 49 $2.06 $101
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 50 107,469 $3.00 $322,406 100 214,937 $2.50 $537,343
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 1 5,800 $3.50 $20,300 5 29,000 $3.50 $101,500
Texas, Northern Blacklands 12 9,600 $3.00 $28,800 88 70,400 $3.00 $211,200
Texas, Southern Blacklands 98 392 $3.00 $1,176 85 340 $2.00 $680
Virginia 5 5,150 $6.50 $33,475 95 97,850 $3.50 $342,475
US AVERAGE   5,928,188 $1.79 $24,535,130   8,253,044 $1.80 $26,327,993