Texas, Far West

Pest

acres infested

acres treated

# insect appls

Cost of 1 applic

cost/ acre

%red

Bales lost

Boll Weevil

2,000

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Bollworm/Budworm

152,500

52,000

0.131

$8.15

$1.07

0.80

4,274

Pink Bollworm

46,000

22,000

0.161

$18.82

$3.02

0.04

204

Cotton Fleahopper

70,000

3,000

0.008

$5.33

$0.04

0.00

9

Lygus

10,000

10,000

0.050

$10.00

$0.50

0.01

27

Cotton Leaf Perforator

20,000

2,000

0.005

$11.00

$0.06

0.00

0

Spider Mites

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Thrips

160,000

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.04

193

Beet Armyworm

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Fall Armyworm

0

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

26,600

2,500

0.009

$5.00

$0.05

0.02

118

Grasshoppers

1,000

1,000

0.008

$4.00

$0.03

0.00

1

Saltmarsh Caterpillars

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Aphids

24,500

500

0.001

$9.00

$0.01

0.00

0

Banded Winged Whitefly

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia)

10,000

5,000

0.019

$11.00

$0.21

0.00

13

Loopers

0

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

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Percent Lost

0.91

Est. yield/acre

423

Cost/ Acre

Foliar insecticide

$4.98

Total Acres

397,500

Spray applications

0.391

At planting

$0.60

Bt use fees

$3.62

Cost + loss

$8,544,108

Eradication

$8.03

Total Bales lost

4,840

Scouting

$0.75

Bales lost in dollars

$1,393,802

Cost + loss/acre

$21.49

Total

$17.99