Table 22. Tennessee Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 470888 530888 0.704 $7.28 $5.12 0.20 2,253
Bollworm/budworm 465,649 93,800 0.154 $11.24 $1.73 0.55 6,262
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 10,000 2,000 0.002 $9.00 0.01 0.01 89
Lygus 536,303 373,185 0.932 $8.94 $8.33 0.93 10,507
Cotton Leafperforator 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 271,000 53,250 0.088 $12.27 $1.07 0.00 50
Thrips, early season 536,303 467,203 0.768 $6.76 $5.19 0.22 2,549
Beet Armyworm 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 79,600 29,000 0.027 $14.23 $0.39 0.00 27
European Corn Borer 9,080 500 0.000 $12.00 $0.00 0.00 2
Stink Bugs 526,846 406,869 0.899 $9.64 $8.67 1.33 15,093
Grasshoppers 122,387 20,000 0.016 $8.00 $0.13 0.00 17
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 73,637 200 0.000 $11.00 $0.00 0.01 83
Aphids 486,679 152,300 0.250 $12.20 $3.06 0.01 98
Bandedwinged Whitefly 205,238 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 17
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 120,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 135,550 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 1
Western Flower Thrips 200,800 180,000 0.148 $10.25 $1.52 0.01 80
Cutworms 188,786 273,883 0.245 $6.77 $1.66 0.01 60
        
Percent Lost 3.28         Est. yield/acre 762           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $36.90
Total Acres 608,000 Spray applications 4.235 At planting $7.79
        Bt use fees $18.98
Cost + loss $63,032,616 Eradication $19.14
Total Bales lost 37,187    Scouting $3.24
Bales lost in dollars $10,709,900 Cost + loss/acre $103.67 Total $86.06