Table 16. Mississippi 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 1,669,000 1,130,000 1.257 $9.80 $12.32 3.320 111614
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 30,000 1,000 0.001 $6.80 0.00 0.018 604
Lygus 1,669,000 1,391,000 2.586 $7.56 $19.56 3.435 115467
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 175,000 66,000 0.043 $13.90 $0.60 0.106 3552
Thrips, early season 1,669,000 419,000 0.251 $4.60 $1.15 0.100 3362
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 255,000 20,000 0.012 $11.80 $0.14 0.185 6229
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 800,000 160,000 0.096 $7.20 $0.69 0.418 14063
Grasshoppers 70,000 2,800 0.002 $7.60 $0.01 0.026 885
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 510,000 190,000 0.132 $8.20 $1.08 0.105 3531
Aphids 473,000 153,000 0.092 $6.90 $0.63 0.057 1913
Bandedwinged Whitefly 80,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 3,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 9
Soybean Loopers 280,000 140,000 0.084 $9.90 $0.83 0.050 1688
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 350,000 266,000 0.159 $5.60 $0.89 0.026 868
        
Percent Lost 7.85         Est. yield/acre 747           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $37.92
Total Acres 1,669,000 Spray applications 4.714 At planting $7.10
        Bt use fees $20.80
Cost + loss $235,166,060 Eradication $22.33
Total Bales lost 263,785    Scouting $7.23
Bales lost in dollars $75,970,020 Cost + loss/acre $140.90 Total $95.38

Table 16a. Mississippi Delta
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 1,115,000 950,000 1.704 $9.80 $16.70 4.000 92917
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 20,000 500 0.000 $6.80 0.00 0.018 417
Lygus 1,115,000 1,059,000 3.514 $7.60 $26.71 4.300 99885
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 130,000 60,000 0.054 $13.90 $0.75 0.117 2708
Thrips, early season 1,115,000 279,000 0.250 $4.60 $1.15 0.100 2323
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 200,000 20,000 0.018 $11.80 $0.21 0.179 4167
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 450,000 70,000 0.063 $7.20 $0.45 0.323 7500
Grasshoppers 20,000 2,000 0.002 $7.60 $0.01 0.018 417
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 400,000 150,000 0.161 $8.20 $1.32 0.108 2500
Aphids 335,000 123,000 0.110 $6.90 $0.76 0.060 1396
Bandedwinged Whitefly 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 150,000 80,000 0.072 $9.90 $0.71 0.020 469
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 267,000 211,000 0.189 $5.60 $1.06 0.024 556
        
Percent Lost 9.27         Est. yield/acre 740           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $49.84
Total Acres 1,115,000 Spray applications 6.138 At planting $6.93
        Bt use fees $22.08
Cost + loss $182,918,580 Eradication $22.00
Total Bales lost 215,254    Scouting $7.60
Bales lost in dollars $61,993,200 Cost + loss/acre $164.05 Total $108.45

Table 16a. Mississippi Hills
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 554,000 180,000 0.357 $9.80 $3.50 1.800 18698
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Fleahopper 10,000 500 0.001 $6.80 0.01 0.018 188
Lygus 554,000 332,000 0.719 $7.20 $5.18 1.500 15581
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 45,000 6,000 0.022 $13.90 $0.30 0.081 844
Thrips, early season 554,000 140,000 0.253 $4.60 $1.16 0.100 1039
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 55,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.199 2063
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 350,000 90,000 0.162 $7.20 $1.17 0.632 6563
Grasshoppers 50,000 800 0.001 $7.60 $0.01 0.045 469
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 110,000 40,000 0.072 $8.20 $0.59 0.099 1031
Aphids 138,000 30,000 0.054 $6.90 $0.37 0.050 518
Bandedwinged Whitefly 30,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 1,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.001 9
Soybean Loopers 130,000 60,000 0.108 $9.90 $1.07 0.117 1219
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cutworms 83,000 55,000 0.099 $5.60 $0.56 0.030 311
        
Percent Lost 4.67         Est. yield/acre 760           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $13.92
Total Acres 554,000 Spray applications 1.850 At planting $7.45
        Bt use fees $18.21
Cost + loss $52,247,480 Eradication $23.00
Total Bales lost 48,531    Scouting $6.50
Bales lost in dollars $13,976,820 Cost + loss/acre $94.31 Total $69.08