North Carolina 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 |
645,000 |
516,000 |
0.880 |
$7.20 |
$6.34 |
0.60 |
7,095 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
645,000 |
13,000 |
0.020 |
$5.00 |
$0.10 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
120,000 |
2,400 |
0.004 |
$13.00 |
$0.05 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
645,000 |
641,000 |
1.391 |
$4.80 |
$6.68 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
387,000 |
39,000 |
0.060 |
$11.00 |
$0.67 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
65,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
645,000 |
32,000 |
0.050 |
$7.00 |
$0.35 |
0.20 |
2,365 |
|
Grasshoppers |
130,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$9.50 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
320,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
645,000 |
34,000 |
0.053 |
$11.50 |
$0.61 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
35,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
15,000 |
3,000 |
0.005 |
$9.70 |
$0.05 |
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 |
160,000 |
2,500 |
0.004 |
$4.95 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Percent Lost |
0.80 |
Est. yield/acre |
440 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$14.86 |
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|
Total Acres |
645,000 |
Spray applications |
2.468 |
At planting |
$9.44 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$19.25 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$36,931,645 |
Eradication |
$3.90 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
9,460 |
Scouting |
$5.58 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$2,724,480 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$57.26 |
Total |
$53.03 |