Arkansas Summary

Pest

acres infested

acres treated

# insect appls

Cost of 1 applic

cost/ acre

%red

Bales lost

Boll Weevil

900,000

800,000

0.889

$5.00

$4.44

0.56

9,896

Bollworm/Budworm

900,000

850,000

3.778

$13.35

$50.44

5.22

93,021

Pink Bollworm

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Cotton Fleahopper

350,000

0

0.000

N/A

0.00

0.01

198

Lygus

900,000

600,000

1.056

$7.50

$7.92

1.00

17,813

Cotton Leaf Perforator

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Spider Mites

150,000

75,000

0.139

$12.00

$1.67

0.04

693

Thrips

900,000

825,000

1.375

$6.00

$8.25

0.90

16,031

Beet Armyworm

300,000

75,000

0.083

$15.00

$1.25

0.02

297

Fall Armyworm

550,000

250,000

0.278

$12.00

$3.33

0.19

3,464

European Cornborer

50,000

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Stink Bugs

900,000

350,000

0.389

$8.00

$3.11

0.50

8,906

Grasshoppers

130,000

40,000

0.044

$6.00

$0.27

0.00

0

Saltmarsh Caterpillars

400,000

125,000

0.139

$7.00

$0.97

0.00

0

Aphids

750,000

200,000

0.222

$9.00

$2.00

0.00

0

Banded Winged Whitefly

500,000

110,000

0.122

$9.00

$1.10

0.00

0

Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia)

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Loopers

675,000

50,000

0.000

N/A

$0.06

0.04

668

Southern Armyworms

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Other Insects

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Cutworms

300,000

200,000

0.222

$5.00

$1.11

0.00

0

Percent Lost

8.48

Est. yield/acre

726

Cost/ Acre

Foliar insecticide

$85.92

Total Acres

900,000

Spray applications

8.736

At planting

$10.00

Bt use fees

$12.98

Cost + loss

$168,258,875

Eradication

$22.78

Total Bales lost

150,986

Scouting

$6.96

Bales lost in dollars

$43,483,875

Cost + loss/acre

$186.95

Total

$138.64