Table 9. Arizona Summary
| 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 |
78,400 |
21,738 |
0.078 |
$15.00
|
$1.17 |
0.050 |
462 |
| Pink Bollworm |
275,220 |
53,400 |
0.425 |
$13.83
|
$5.87 |
1.233 |
11,425 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
106,200 |
3,670 |
0.007 |
$6.00
|
0.04 |
0.014 |
129 |
| Lygus |
275,220 |
208,500 |
1.417 |
$15.61
|
$22.11 |
4.614 |
42,752 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
41,700 |
178 |
0.000 |
$8.00
|
$0.00 |
0.003 |
27 |
| Spider Mites |
46,150 |
3,670 |
0.013 |
$17.50
|
$0.23 |
0.014 |
129 |
| Thrips, early season |
278,000 |
11,120 |
0.040 |
$11.67
|
$0.47 |
0.006 |
53 |
| Beet Armyworm |
41,700 |
12,345 |
0.034 |
$10.21
|
$0.35 |
0.006 |
51 |
| 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 |
27,800 |
4,170 |
0.015 |
$13.96
|
$0.21 |
0.004 |
34 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
10,120 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
3,725 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
83,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
275,220 |
176,250 |
1.059 |
$30.16
|
$31.93 |
1.497 |
13,872 |
| Soybean Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
6,005 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
166,800 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
7.44 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
1,143 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$62.39 |
| Total Acres |
278,000 |
Spray
applications |
3.087 |
At
planting |
$0.17 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$21.69 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$46,020,079 |
Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
68,933 |
|
Scouting |
$8.10 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$19,852,582
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$165.54 |
Total |
$94.13 |
Table 9a. Arizona Bt Cotton
| 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 |
47,250 |
378 |
0.002 |
$15.00
|
$0.03 |
0.007 |
46 |
| Pink Bollworm |
187,110 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
66,150 |
1,890 |
0.005 |
$6.00
|
0.03 |
0.008 |
49 |
| Lygus |
187,110 |
141,750 |
1.395 |
$15.48
|
$21.59 |
4.455 |
28,067 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
28,350 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
28,350 |
1,890 |
0.010 |
$17.50
|
$0.18 |
0.011 |
69 |
| Thrips, early season |
189,000 |
7,560 |
0.040 |
$11.67
|
$0.47 |
0.004 |
23 |
| Beet Armyworm |
28,350 |
5,670 |
0.015 |
$6.00
|
$0.09 |
0.001 |
7 |
| 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 |
18,900 |
2,835 |
0.015 |
$13.96
|
$0.21 |
0.001 |
5 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
5,670 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
2,835 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
56,700 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
187,110 |
122,850 |
1.086 |
$30.16
|
$32.74 |
1.386 |
8,732 |
| Soybean Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
3,780 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
113,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
5.87 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
1,174 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$55.33 |
| Total Acres |
189,000 |
Spray
applications |
2.568 |
At
planting |
$0.23 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$31.90 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$29,054,028 |
Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
36,998 |
|
Scouting |
$8.10 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$10,655,307
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$153.73 |
Total |
$97.35 |
Table 9b. Arizona Conventional Cotton
| 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 |
31,150 |
21,360 |
0.240 |
$15.00
|
$3.60 |
0.140 |
415 |
| Pink Bollworm |
88,110 |
53,400 |
1.326 |
$13.83
|
$18.34 |
3.851 |
11,425 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
40,050 |
1,780 |
0.010 |
$6.00
|
0.06 |
0.027 |
80 |
| Lygus |
88,110 |
66,750 |
1.463 |
$15.87
|
$23.21 |
4.950 |
14,685 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
13,350 |
178 |
0.001 |
$8.00
|
$0.01 |
0.009 |
27 |
| Spider Mites |
17,800 |
1,780 |
0.020 |
$17.50
|
$0.35 |
0.020 |
59 |
| Thrips, early season |
89,000 |
3,560 |
0.040 |
$11.67
|
$0.47 |
0.010 |
30 |
| Beet Armyworm |
13,350 |
6,675 |
0.075 |
$12.00
|
$0.90 |
0.015 |
45 |
| 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 |
8,900 |
1,335 |
0.015 |
$13.96
|
$0.21 |
0.010 |
30 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
4,450 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
890 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
26,700 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
88,110 |
53,400 |
1.002 |
$30.16
|
$30.22 |
1.733 |
5,140 |
| Soybean Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
2,225 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
53,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
10.76 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
1,078 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$77.36 |
| Total Acres |
89,000 |
Spray
applications |
4.192 |
At
planting |
$0.05 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$0.00 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$16,966,051 |
Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
31,935 |
|
Scouting |
$8.10 |
| Bales lost in
dollars |
$9,197,274
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$190.63 |
Total |
$87.29 |