Table 18. New Mexico Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 42504 42504 0.609 $18.00 $10.96 0.541 714
Bollworm/budworm 22,785 7,250 0.115 $18.00 $2.08 0.363 478
Pink Bollworm 14,500 12,000 0.191 $18.00 $3.44 0.069 91
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.000 0
Lygus 12,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Thrips, early season 14,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Fall Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Stink Bugs 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Aphids 8,000 200 0.003 $21.00 $0.07 0.000 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.000 0
        
Percent Lost 0.97         Est. yield/acre 888           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $16.54
Total Acres 62,833 Spray applications 0.918 At planting $0.93
        Bt use fees $4.09
Cost + loss $3,412,975 Eradication $22.00
Total Bales lost 1,284    Scouting $4.87
Bales lost in dollars $369,764 Cost + loss/acre $54.32 Total $48.43