Table 12. Florida 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 |
20,000 |
6,000 |
0.063 |
$13.70
|
$0.86 |
0.522 |
1375 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
40,000 |
6,500 |
0.057 |
$6.75
|
$0.38 |
0.522 |
1375 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
250 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips, early season |
100,000 |
24,000 |
0.209 |
$7.30
|
$1.52 |
0.435 |
1146 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
300 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
100 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
110,000 |
95,000 |
0.991 |
$7.50
|
$7.43 |
2.965 |
7815 |
| Grasshoppers |
15,000 |
900 |
0.008 |
$9.50
|
$0.07 |
0.052 |
138 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
115,000 |
2,500 |
0.022 |
$7.75
|
$0.17 |
0.800 |
2108 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
12,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
8,000 |
500 |
0.004 |
$9.50
|
$0.04 |
0.014 |
37 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
5.31 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
670 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$10.48 |
| Total Acres |
115,000 |
Spray
applications |
1.353 |
At
planting |
$6.52 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$19.76 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$9,816,850 |
Eradication |
$6.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
13,993 |
|
Scouting |
$7.56 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$4,029,960
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$85.36 |
Total |
$50.32 |