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 |
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Foliar insecticide |
$74.50 |
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|
Total Acres |
378,840 |
Spray applications |
7.609 |
At planting |
$6.32 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$29.50 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$69,458,787 |
Eradication |
$35.00 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
40,147 |
Scouting |
$7.51 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$11,562,439 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$183.35 |
Total |
$152.83 |