Table 23. Texas Summary
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 831937 458500 0.308 $7.35 $2.26 0.27 23,157
Bollworm/budworm 2,189,530 507,837 0.111 $9.19 $1.02 0.36 30,273
Pink Bollworm 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 3,739,593 811,477 0.207 $4.52 0.94 0.18 14,952
Lygus 1,167,960 115,300 0.030 $9.29 $0.28 0.16 13,833
Cotton Leafperforator 80,100 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 300,800 19,200 0.004 $9.55 $0.04 0.00 77
Thrips, early season 5,583,530 382,500 0.097 $5.17 $0.50 2.00 170,925
Beet Armyworm 2,342,000 95,000 0.022 $14.15 $0.31 0.10 8,888
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 283,154 87,850 0.019 $6.69 $0.13 0.06 5,462
Grasshoppers 524,271 69,000 0.019 $7.82 $0.15 0.05 4,339
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 516,000 12,650 0.003 $6.97 $0.02 0.00 0
Aphids 3,065,437 404,200 0.089 $6.62 $0.59 0.44 37,687
Bandedwinged Whitefly 2,254,000 30,000 0.008 $11.92 $0.10 0.00 83
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 32,900 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 254,537 200 0.000 $15.40 $0.00 0.00 20
Western Flower Thrips 254,537 1,000 0.000 $9.00 $0.00 0.00 10
Cutworms 127,500 14,500 0.003 $6.80 $0.02 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 3.63         Est. yield/acre 445           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $6.35
Total Acres 4,644,530 Spray applications 0.919 At planting $1.41
        Bt use fees $1.70
Cost + loss $184,341,305 Eradication $9.05
Total Bales lost 309,707    Scouting $1.98
Bales lost in dollars $89,195,735 Cost + loss/acre $39.69 Total $20.49

Table 23a. Texas - Upper Coastal Bend
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 265000 238500 3.150 $7.24 $22.81 2.00 13,250
Bollworm/budworm 265,000 185,000 0.698 $8.87 $6.19 2.00 13,250
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 265,000 198,750 0.750 $3.91 2.93 0.00 0
Lygus 265,000 31,800 0.120 $8.21 $0.99 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 25,000 1,000 0.004 $8.75 $0.03 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 265,000 132,500 0.750 $5.44 $4.08 1.00 6,625
Beet Armyworm 79,500 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 106,000 66,250 0.250 $6.67 $1.67 0.60 3,975
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 200,000 2,650 0.010 $6.97 $0.07 0.00 0
Aphids 132,500 47,700 0.180 $6.31 $1.14 0.50 3,313
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 7,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 7,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 11,600 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 26,500 3,000 0.011 $6.43 $0.07 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 6.10         Est. yield/acre 734           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $39.97
Total Acres 265,000 Spray applications 5.923 At planting $6.35
        Bt use fees $8.64
Cost + loss $27,636,923 Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 40,413    Scouting $5.40
Bales lost in dollars $11,638,800 Cost + loss/acre $104.29 Total $60.37

Table 23b. Texas - Lower Coastal Bend
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 126000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Bollworm/budworm 449,593 179,837 0.400 $8.77 $3.51 1.00 9,835
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 449,593 301,227 0.871 $3.91 3.41 0.00 0
Lygus 44,960 8,000 0.018 $8.21 $0.15 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 135,000 3,000 0.007 $8.75 $0.06 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 449,593 90,000 0.200 $5.44 $1.09 0.00 0
Beet Armyworm 25,000 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 54,000 21,000 0.047 $6.67 $0.31 0.12 1,181
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 314,000 10,000 0.022 $6.97 $0.16 0.00 0
Aphids 390,000 220,000 0.489 $6.31 $3.09 2.60 25,594
Bandedwinged Whitefly 24,000 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 25,400 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 15,600 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 20,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 51,000 6,500 0.014 $6.43 $0.09 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 3.72         Est. yield/acre 587           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $11.85
Total Acres 449,593 Spray applications 2.068 At planting $1.05
        Bt use fees $3.37
Cost + loss $30,421,708 Eradication $23.14
Total Bales lost 36,610    Scouting $4.80
Bales lost in dollars $10,543,636 Cost + loss/acre $67.66 Total $44.21

Table 23c. Texas - Northern Rolling Plains
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 420,000 50,000 0.106 $10.25 $1.08 0.48 3,150
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 520,000 80,000 0.154 $5.90 0.91 0.50 3,250
Lygus 4,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 15,000 5,000 0.010 $9.10 $0.09 0.01 75
Thrips, early season 200,000 40,000 0.077 $4.10 $0.32 0.00 25
Beet Armyworm 80,000 40,000 0.092 $15.00 $1.38 0.09 600
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 6,000 600 0.001 $9.50 $0.01 0.00 30
Grasshoppers 63,000 28,000 0.059 $7.00 $0.41 0.18 1,181
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 80,000 15,000 0.043 $8.32 $0.36 0.05 300
Bandedwinged Whitefly 30,000 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 4,000 200 0.000 $15.40 $0.01 0.00 20
Western Flower Thrips 8,000 1,000 0.002 $9.00 $0.02 0.00 10
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 1.33         Est. yield/acre 220           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $4.59
Total Acres 520,000 Spray applications 0.544 At planting $0.25
        Bt use fees $1.77
Cost + loss $11,410,460 Eradication $10.30
Total Bales lost 8,641    Scouting $0.25
Bales lost in dollars $2,488,680 Cost + loss/acre $21.94 Total $17.16

Table 23d. Texas - High Plains
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 150000 15000 0.006 $7.85 $0.05 0.02 914
Bollworm/budworm 220,000 50,000 0.020 $10.75 $0.21 0.02 894
Pink Bollworm 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 1,650,000 15,000 0.006 $5.50 0.03 0.13 6,703
Lygus 850,000 75,000 0.038 $9.75 $0.38 0.27 13,813
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 25,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 3,800,000 85,000 0.034 $5.00 $0.17 3.15 162,094
Beet Armyworm 2,040,000 50,000 0.020 $13.75 $0.27 0.16 8,288
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 15,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Grasshoppers 250,000 20,000 0.008 $9.00 $0.07 0.02 1,016
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 2,000,000 60,000 0.024 $8.00 $0.19 0.16 8,125
Bandedwinged Whitefly 2,100,000 20,000 0.009 $12.50 $0.12 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 0 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 3.92         Est. yield/acre 489           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $1.48
Total Acres 2,535,000 Spray applications 0.164 At planting $1.38
        Bt use fees $0.55
Cost + loss $91,009,825 Eradication $8.00
Total Bales lost 201,845    Scouting $1.55
Bales lost in dollars $58,131,450 Cost + loss/acre $35.90 Total $12.97

Table 23e. Texas - Far West
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 110,000 10 0.000 $5.00 $0.00 0.00 0
Bollworm/budworm 21,000 1,000 0.004 $10.00 $0.04 0.02 100
Pink Bollworm 38,000 16,200 0.073 $9.44 $0.69 0.04 225
Cotton Fleahopper 38,000 5,075 0.011 $6.39 $0.07 0.09 541
Lygus 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 3,000 80 0.000 $6.00 $0.00 0.00 0
Beet Armyworm 2,500 500 0.001 $12.00 $0.01 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 58,600 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.06 347
Grasshoppers 50,000 2,000 0.008 $8.00 $0.07 0.01 59
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Bandedwinged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly 6,600 2,640 0.005 $24.00 $0.13 0.01 39
Soybean Loopers 0 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 0.23         Est. yield/acre 233           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $1.01
Total Acres 487,500 Spray applications 0.103 At planting $0.49
        Bt use fees $2.93
Cost + loss $5,801,110 Eradication $6.65
Total Bales lost 1,311    Scouting $0.04
Bales lost in dollars $377,711 Cost + loss/acre $11.90 Total $11.12

Table 23f. Texas - Lower Rio Grande Valley
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 214937 150000 2.443 $7.50 $18.32 2.40 8,597
Bollworm/budworm 214,937 35,000 0.163 $8.00 $1.30 0.30 1,075
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 200,000 150,000 0.698 $6.00 4.19 0.19 667
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 100,000 10,000 0.047 $10.00 $0.47 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 214,937 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Beet Armyworm 100,000 5,000 0.023 $10.00 $0.23 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Grasshoppers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 214,937 60,000 0.279 $6.00 $1.67 0.05 179
Bandedwinged Whitefly 100,000 10,000 0.070 $11.00 $0.77 0.02 83
Silverleaf Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Soybean Loopers 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 214,937 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 214,937 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 50,000 5,000 0.023 $7.50 $0.17 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 2.96         Est. yield/acre 314           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $27.12
Total Acres 214,937 Spray applications 3.745 At planting $1.63
        Bt use fees $3.00
Cost + loss $10,867,988 Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 10,601    Scouting $4.61
Bales lost in dollars $3,053,168 Cost + loss/acre $50.56 Total $36.36

Table 23g. Texas - Southern Rolling Plains
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 600,000 1,000 0.003 $9.50 $0.02 0.26 1,653
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 580,000 6,500 0.011 $7.00 0.08 0.25 1,598
Lygus 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Leafperforator 100 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 580,000 5,000 0.009 $5.00 $0.04 0.10 639
Beet Armyworm 17,500 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 100,154 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.04 276
Grasshoppers 179,271 13,000 0.045 $8.50 $0.38 0.31 1,976
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 180,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cabbage Loopers 12,500 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Western Flower Thrips 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 0.96         Est. yield/acre 267           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $0.53
Total Acres 580,000 Spray applications 0.067 At planting $0.00
        Bt use fees $1.60
Cost + loss $9,282,750 Eradication $10.30
Total Bales lost 6,142    Scouting $0.52
Bales lost in dollars $1,768,900 Cost + loss/acre $16.00 Total $12.95

Table 23h. Texas - Northern Blacklands
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 76000 55000 0.688 $7.50 $5.16 0.48 396
Bollworm/budworm 20,000 7,000 0.088 $15.00 $1.31 0.50 417
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 75,000 60,000 1.500 $4.50 6.75 3.28 2,734
Lygus 4,000 500 0.006 $6.50 $0.04 0.03 21
Cotton Leafperforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 800 200 0.003 $14.00 $0.04 0.00 2
Thrips, early season 74,000 30,000 0.375 $4.50 $1.69 1.85 1,542
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 2,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Grasshoppers 32,000 8,000 0.150 $6.50 $0.98 0.20 167
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 68,000 1,500 0.019 $7.00 $0.13 0.21 177
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 0 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 6.55         Est. yield/acre 400           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $16.09
Total Acres 80,000 Spray applications 2.828 At planting $4.88
        Bt use fees $2.42
Cost + loss $3,711,650 Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 5,455    Scouting $3.38
Bales lost in dollars $1,571,100 Cost + loss/acre $46.40 Total $26.76

Table 23i. Texas - Southern Blacklands
Pest acres infested acres treated # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll weevil 90,000 90,000 1.500 $8.50 $12.75 0.40 450
Bollworm/budworm 22,000 14,000 0.233 $7.50 $1.75 0.20 220
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 90,000 88,000 2.933 $5.50 $16.13 4.60 5,175
Lygus 12,000 2,000 0.022 $6.00 $0.13 0.03 30
Cotton Leafperforator 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips, early season 75,000 40,000 0.444 $5.00 $2.22 0.33 375
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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Grasshoppers 15,000 10,000 0.089 $9.00 $0.80 0.03 38
Salt-marsh Caterpillars 5,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 20,000 3,000 0.033 $6.00 $0.20 0.09 100
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 0 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
        
Percent Lost 5.68         Est. yield/acre 470           Cost/ Acre
      Foliar insecticide $33.99
Total Acres 90,000 Spray applications 5.256 At planting $4.00
        Bt use fees $6.40
Cost + loss $7,747,100 Eradication $19.50
Total Bales lost 6,388    Scouting $1.75
Bales lost in dollars $1,839,600 Cost + loss/acre $86.08 Total $65.64