Table 19. North Carolina Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 20 20 0.000 $6.50 $0.00 0.00 0
Bollworm/budworm 955,000 732,000 1.046 $7.80 $8.16 3.83 61,647
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 955,000 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 955,000 86,000 0.097 $4.00 $0.39 0.30 4,755
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 9,050 300 0.000 $13.00 $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 955,000 503,000 0.685 $4.80 $3.29 0.60 9,669
Beet Armyworm 1,900 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 9,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
European Corn Borer 19,375 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 955,000 91,150 0.124 $8.25 $1.02 3.29 53,078
Grasshoppers 50,000 1,500 0.002 $6.00 $0.01 0.00 25
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 44,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 955,000 18,900 0.020 $12.00 $0.24 0.00 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 22,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 14,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 475,500 12,000 0.013 $6.00 $0.08 0.10 1,605
Cutworms 232,000 35,000 0.037 $4.75 $0.17 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 8.12         Est. yield/acre 810           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $13.35
Total Acres 955,000 Spray applications 2.022 At planting $10.65
        Bt use fees $12.20
Cost + loss $81,037,417 Eradication $3.85
Total Bales lost 130,780    Scouting $5.37
Bales lost in dollars $37,664,757 Cost + loss/acre $84.86 Total $45.42

Table 19a. North Caroline Bt Cotton Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 20 20 0.000 $6.50 $0.00 0.00 0
Bollworm/budworm 621,000 423,000 0.613 $7.80 $4.78 1.58 16,557
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 621,000 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 621,000 64,000 0.113 $4.00 $0.45 0.40 4,192
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 6,050 200 0.000 $13.00 $0.01 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 621,000 327,000 0.685 $4.80 $3.29 0.60 6,288
Beet Armyworm 1,250 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 6,250 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
European Corn Borer 3,125 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 621,000 90,750 0.190 $8.25 $1.57 4.07 42,651
Grasshoppers 32,500 1,200 0.002 $6.00 $0.01 0.00 16
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 30,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 621,000 14,400 0.023 $12.00 $0.28 0.00 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 9,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 312,500 7,500 0.012 $6.00 $0.07 0.10 1,055
Cutworms 151,000 23,000 0.037 $4.75 $0.18 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 6.75         Est. yield/acre 810           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $10.63
Total Acres 621,000 Spray applications 1.676 At planting $10.65
        Bt use fees $18.75
Cost + loss $50,810,547 Eradication $3.85
Total Bales lost 70,759    Scouting $5.12
Bales lost in dollars $20,378,588 Cost + loss/acre $81.82 Total $49.00

Table 19b. North Carolina 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 0.00 0
Bollworm/budworm 334,000 309,000 1.850 $7.80 $14.43 8.00 45,090
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 334,000 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 334,000 22,000 0.066 $4.00 $0.26 0.10 564
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 3,000 100 0.000 $13.00 $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 334,000 176,000 0.685 $4.80 $3.29 0.60 3,382
Beet Armyworm 650 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 3,250 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
European Corn Borer 16,250 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 334,000 400 0.001 $8.25 $0.01 1.86 10,483
Grasshoppers 17,500 300 0.001 $6.00 $0.01 0.00 9
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 14,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 334,000 4,500 0.013 $12.00 $0.16 0.00 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 7,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 163,000 4,500 0.013 $6.00 $0.08 0.10 550
Cutworms 81,000 12,000 0.036 $4.75 $0.17 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 10.66         Est. yield/acre 810           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $18.42
Total Acres 334,000 Spray applications 2.667 At planting $10.64
        Bt use fees $0.00
Cost + loss $30,243,102 Eradication $3.85
Total Bales lost 60,078    Scouting $5.84
Bales lost in dollars $17,302,402 Cost + loss/acre $90.55 Total $38.74