Louisiana: Bt Varieties

Pest

acres infested

acres treated

# insect appls

Cost of 1 applic

cost/ acre

%red

Bales lost

Boll Weevil

275044

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Bollworm/Budworm

364,420

314,036

2.570

$9.75

$25.05

1.92

15,943

Pink Bollworm

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Cotton Fleahopper

12,125

2,150

0.003

$8.75

0.02

0.00

27

Lygus

351,295

313,230

1.406

$9.75

$13.70

2.32

19,211

Cotton Leaf Perforator

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Spider Mites

125,000

33,000

0.174

$15.50

$2.70

0.05

410

Thrips

359,630

239,873

0.633

$7.50

$4.75

0.14

1,180

Beet Armyworm

172,372

114,920

0.152

$10.75

$1.63

0.09

754

Fall Armyworm

113,654

17,436

0.023

$10.75

$0.25

0.02

124

European Cornborer

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Stink Bugs

250,040

117,443

0.372

$10.75

$4.00

0.25

2,073

Grasshoppers

126,156

18,942

0.050

$11.25

$0.56

0.00

0

Saltmarsh Caterpillars

93,016

1,013

0.001

$10.25

$0.01

0.00

0

Aphids

312,251

312,551

1.238

$11.12

$13.76

0.04

342

Banded Winged Whitefly

75,769

27,466

0.073

$10.53

$0.76

0.01

83

Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia)

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Loopers

252,692

157,222

0.415

$10.63

$4.41

0.00

0

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

53,267

189,424

0.500

$5.75

$2.88

0.00

0

Percent Lost

4.84

Est. yield/acre

700

Cost/ Acre

Foliar insecticide

$74.50

Total Acres

378,840

Spray applications

7.609

At planting

$6.32

Bt use fees

$29.50

Cost + loss

$69,458,787

Eradication

$35.00

Total Bales lost

40,147

Scouting

$7.51

Bales lost in dollars

$11,562,439

Cost + loss/acre

$183.35

Total

$152.83