Table 15. Louisiana 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 |
755,044 |
566,848 |
1.178 |
$11.15
|
$13.14 |
1.501 |
26699 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
211,503 |
22,950 |
0.005 |
$8.41
|
0.04 |
0.001 |
16 |
| Lygus |
747,711 |
640,422 |
2.305 |
$7.71
|
$17.78 |
1.448 |
25746 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
109,839 |
23,032 |
0.016 |
$12.91
|
$0.21 |
0.000 |
6 |
| Thrips, early season |
765,136 |
292,459 |
0.273 |
$5.25
|
$1.43 |
0.259 |
4610 |
| Beet Armyworm |
148,363 |
28,548 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
87,224 |
6,587 |
0.003 |
$13.41
|
$0.04 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
700,467 |
599,901 |
1.472 |
$8.08
|
$11.90 |
1.490 |
26490 |
| Grasshoppers |
210,196 |
2,853 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
260,727 |
50,095 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
573,673 |
200,212 |
0.164 |
$8.74
|
$1.43 |
0.064 |
1141 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
207,628 |
3,484 |
0.000 |
$12.91
|
$0.00 |
0.000 |
3 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
359,775 |
147,461 |
0.104 |
$11.41
|
$1.18 |
0.033 |
589 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
38,633 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
250,634 |
3,149 |
0.000 |
$9.71
|
$0.00 |
0.002 |
34 |
| Cutworms |
285,952 |
42,661 |
0.019 |
$6.41
|
$0.12 |
0.001 |
11 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
4.80 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
600 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$47.29 |
| Total Acres |
856,000 |
Spray
applications |
5.540 |
At
planting |
$8.46 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$24.08 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$131,257,495 |
Eradication |
$35.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
85,344 |
|
Scouting |
$9.79 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$24,579,188
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$153.34 |
Total |
$124.62 |
Table 15a. Louisiana Conventional Cotton 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 |
142,002 |
113,210 |
2.292 |
$14.34
|
$32.87 |
2.918 |
9891 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
39,112 |
4,244 |
0.004 |
$8.41
|
0.04 |
0.001 |
3 |
| Lygus |
138,272 |
118,432 |
2.180 |
$7.71
|
$16.81 |
1.247 |
4226 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
21,978 |
5,092 |
0.019 |
$12.91
|
$0.24 |
0.000 |
1 |
| Thrips, early season |
141,495 |
52,418 |
0.257 |
$5.25
|
$1.35 |
0.252 |
853 |
| Beet Armyworm |
27,436 |
5,279 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
15,012 |
1,693 |
0.004 |
$13.41
|
$0.06 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
129,536 |
110,938 |
1.429 |
$7.71
|
$11.02 |
1.518 |
5144 |
| Grasshoppers |
38,038 |
527 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
49,048 |
9,261 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
106,088 |
37,024 |
0.159 |
$8.74
|
$1.39 |
0.059 |
199 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
38,396 |
644 |
0.000 |
$12.91
|
$0.00 |
0.001 |
3 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
64,866 |
27,270 |
0.102 |
$11.41
|
$1.16 |
0.031 |
105 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
7,144 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
46,349 |
582 |
0.000 |
$9.71
|
$0.00 |
0.005 |
17 |
| Cutworms |
52,880 |
7,889 |
0.018 |
$6.41
|
$0.12 |
0.000 |
1 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
6.03 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
589 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$65.05 |
| Total Acres |
163,000 |
Spray
applications |
6.465 |
At
planting |
$6.96 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$0.00 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$24,857,526 |
Eradication |
$35.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
20,444 |
|
Scouting |
$9.37 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$5,887,744
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$152.50 |
Total |
$116.38 |
Table 15b. Louisiana Bt-Cotton 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 |
613,042 |
453,638 |
0.916 |
$9.28
|
$8.50 |
1.168 |
16808 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
172,391 |
18,706 |
0.005 |
$8.41
|
0.05 |
0.001 |
13 |
| Lygus |
609,439 |
521,990 |
2.335 |
$7.71
|
$18.00 |
1.495 |
21520 |
| Cotton Leafperforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
87,861 |
17,940 |
0.016 |
$12.91
|
$0.20 |
0.000 |
5 |
| Thrips, early season |
623,641 |
240,041 |
0.277 |
$5.25
|
$1.45 |
0.261 |
3757 |
| Beet Armyworm |
120,927 |
23,269 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
72,212 |
4,894 |
0.003 |
$13.41
|
$0.04 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Corn Borer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
570,931 |
488,963 |
1.482 |
$8.17
|
$12.11 |
1.483 |
21346 |
| Grasshoppers |
172,158 |
2,326 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Salt-marsh Caterpillars |
211,679 |
40,834 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
467,585 |
163,188 |
0.165 |
$8.74
|
$1.44 |
0.065 |
942 |
| Bandedwinged Whitefly |
169,232 |
2,840 |
0.000 |
$12.91
|
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Soybean Loopers |
294,909 |
120,191 |
0.104 |
$11.41
|
$1.19 |
0.034 |
484 |
| Cabbage Loopers |
31,489 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Flower Thrips |
204,285 |
2,567 |
0.000 |
$9.71
|
$0.00 |
0.001 |
17 |
| Cutworms |
233,072 |
34,772 |
0.019 |
$6.41
|
$0.12 |
0.001 |
10 |
| |
| Percent Lost |
4.51 |
|
Est.
yield/acre |
602 |
|
|
Cost/
Acre |
| |
|
Foliar
insecticide |
$43.11 |
| Total Acres |
693,000 |
Spray
applications |
5.323 |
At
planting |
$8.81 |
| |
|
Bt
use fees |
$29.75 |
| Cost
+ loss |
$106,399,969 |
Eradication |
$35.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
64,901 |
|
Scouting |
$9.90 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$18,691,444
|
Cost
+ loss/acre |
$153.54 |
Total |
$126.56 |