Mississippi Delta
|
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 |
380,000 |
270,000 |
0.799 |
$9.00 |
$7.19 |
2.50 |
23,750 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
7,000 |
900 |
0.002 |
$6.80 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
18 |
|
Lygus |
280,000 |
200,000 |
1.105 |
$7.20 |
$7.96 |
1.11 |
10,500 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
50,000 |
6,000 |
0.032 |
$13.90 |
$0.44 |
0.07 |
625 |
|
Thrips |
380,000 |
140,000 |
0.368 |
$4.60 |
$1.69 |
0.24 |
2,280 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
500 |
0.001 |
$8.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
90,000 |
5,300 |
0.014 |
$8.60 |
$0.12 |
0.11 |
1,013 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
130,000 |
45,000 |
0.118 |
$7.20 |
$0.85 |
0.26 |
2,438 |
|
Grasshoppers |
100,000 |
10,000 |
0.026 |
$8.00 |
$0.21 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
300,000 |
50,000 |
0.132 |
$7.90 |
$1.04 |
0.16 |
1,500 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
30,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
130,000 |
43,000 |
0.113 |
$9.50 |
$1.08 |
0.07 |
650 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
120,000 |
90,000 |
0.237 |
$1.65 |
$0.39 |
0.05 |
450 |
|
Percent Lost |
4.55 |
Est. yield/acre |
700 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$21.00 |
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|
Total Acres |
380,000 |
Spray applications |
2.949 |
At planting |
$5.75 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$19.50 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$36,473,330 |
Eradication |
$12.00 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
43,223 |
Scouting |
$4.97 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$12,448,080 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$95.98 |
Total |
$63.22 |