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 |