Table 21. South Carolina 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 280,000 190,000 0.983 $9.00 $8.84 2.90 16,415
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 25,000 5,000 0.017 $8.50 $0.15 0.17 977
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 15,000 750 0.004 $13.00 $0.05 0.16 879
Thrips, early season 250,000 55,000 0.228 $5.00 $1.14 1.72 9,771
Beet Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
European Corn Borer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 115,000 100,000 0.517 $9.00 $4.66 0.79 4,495
Grasshoppers 25,000 15,000 0.103 $10.00 $1.03 0.17 977
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 150,000 20,000 0.083 $10.00 $0.83 1.03 5,863
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 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 1,000 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 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 10,000 1,000 0.003 $10.00 $0.03 0.03 195
        
Percent Lost 6.98         Est. yield/acre 643           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $16.73
Total Acres 290,000 Spray applications 1.938 At planting $15.45
        Bt use fees $17.07
Cost + loss $28,566,825 Eradication $5.20
Total Bales lost 39,572    Scouting $4.76
Bales lost in dollars $11,396,700 Cost + loss/acre $98.51 Total $59.21