Georgia Bt Varieties
|
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 |
500,000 |
225,000 |
0.336 |
$8.00 |
$2.69 |
0.75 |
10,417 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
25,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
200,000 |
45,000 |
0.067 |
$6.00 |
$0.40 |
0.03 |
417 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
650,000 |
60,000 |
0.090 |
$5.00 |
$0.45 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
100,000 |
20,000 |
0.030 |
$10.50 |
$0.31 |
0.01 |
208 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
100,000 |
25,000 |
0.037 |
$9.00 |
$0.34 |
0.01 |
208 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
600,000 |
500,000 |
0.746 |
$7.00 |
$5.22 |
1.79 |
25,000 |
|
Grasshoppers |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
300,000 |
50,000 |
0.075 |
$8.00 |
$0.60 |
0.00 |
63 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
25,000 |
5,000 |
0.007 |
$14.00 |
$0.10 |
0.01 |
104 |
|
Loopers |
20,000 |
5,000 |
0.007 |
$11.00 |
$0.08 |
0.00 |
4 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
20,000 |
2,000 |
0.003 |
$8.00 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
4 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
5,000 |
1,000 |
0.001 |
$8.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
Percent Lost |
2.61 |
Est. yield/acre |
600 |
Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$10.23 |
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|
Total Acres |
670,000 |
Spray applications |
1.400 |
At planting |
$8.06 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$26.00 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$45,510,700 |
Eradication |
$3.80 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
36,426 |
Scouting |
$4.18 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$10,490,700 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$67.93 |
Total |
$52.27 |