Table 11. California - San Joaquin Valley
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 407,400 244,440 0.300 $27.00 $8.10 0.375 10185
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 733,320 407,400 0.500 $30.00 $15.00 0.045 1222
Thrips, early season 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 651,840 122,220 0.150 $18.00 $2.70 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 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 733,320 325,920 0.600 $18.00 $10.80 0.900 24444
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 407,400 162,960 0.200 $33.00 $6.60 0.500 13580
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cabbage Loopers 651,840 122,220 0.150 $18.00 $2.70 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 806,652 180,000 0.221 $12.00 $2.65 0.000 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
        
Percent Lost 1.82         Est. yield/acre 1,339           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $48.55
Total Acres 814,800 Spray applications 2.121 At planting $3.31
        Bt use fees $0.03
Cost + loss $64,519,506 Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 49,431    Scouting $9.82
Bales lost in dollars $14,236,186 Cost + loss/acre $79.18 Total $61.71