Tennessee 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 |
395,570 |
331,000 |
0.904 |
$9.75 |
$8.81 |
2.07 |
15,543 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
14,070 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
408,750 |
351,000 |
1.198 |
$8.50 |
$10.18 |
0.65 |
4,888 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
160,860 |
17,210 |
0.043 |
$12.40 |
$0.53 |
0.01 |
55 |
|
Thrips |
426,330 |
356,010 |
0.972 |
$5.95 |
$5.78 |
1.70 |
12,745 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
87,940 |
200 |
0.000 |
$10.85 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
30 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
41,330 |
575 |
0.001 |
$10.85 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
21 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
395,570 |
129,880 |
0.355 |
$9.15 |
$3.24 |
0.99 |
7,433 |
|
Grasshoppers |
74,630 |
80 |
0.000 |
$8.20 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
351,620 |
32,000 |
0.073 |
$8.20 |
$0.60 |
0.02 |
180 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
110,000 |
140 |
0.000 |
$10.20 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
19 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
164,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
145,000 |
880 |
0.002 |
$8.40 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
25 |
|
Cutworms |
44,000 |
246,000 |
0.560 |
$1.25 |
$0.70 |
0.00 |
8 |
|
Percent Lost |
5.45 |
Est. yield/acre |
729 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$29.89 |
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|
Total Acres |
439,520 |
Spray applications |
4.108 |
At planting |
$8.64 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$23.00 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$49,575,030 |
Eradication |
$19.84 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
40,947 |
Scouting |
$4.59 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$11,792,723 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$112.79 |
Total |
$85.96 |