South 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 |
140,000 |
165,000 |
1.768 |
$8.00 |
$14.14 |
2.00 |
4,900 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
100,000 |
5,000 |
0.054 |
$7.00 |
$0.38 |
0.71 |
1,750 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
30,000 |
10,500 |
0.150 |
$12.00 |
$1.80 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
210,000 |
20,000 |
0.214 |
$6.00 |
$1.29 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
100,000 |
40,000 |
0.571 |
$13.00 |
$7.43 |
0.71 |
1,750 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
42,000 |
5,000 |
0.036 |
$13.00 |
$0.46 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
125,000 |
85,000 |
1.214 |
$8.00 |
$9.71 |
2.68 |
6,563 |
|
Grasshoppers |
50,000 |
25,000 |
0.357 |
$7.00 |
$2.50 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
190,000 |
10,000 |
0.143 |
$8.50 |
$1.21 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
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 |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.007 |
$8.00 |
$0.06 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Percent Lost |
6.11 |
Est. yield/acre |
325 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$38.98 |
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|
Total Acres |
140,000 |
Spray applications |
4.514 |
At planting |
$16.00 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$20.50 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$16,675,700 |
Eradication |
$5.35 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
14,963 |
Scouting |
$7.50 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$4,309,200 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$119.11 |
Total |
$88.33 |