Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
223,245 |
75,000 |
1.344 |
$7.75 |
$10.41 |
1.75 |
6,511 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
223,245 |
30,000 |
0.269 |
$10.50 |
$2.82 |
0.20 |
744 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
200,000 |
50,000 |
0.224 |
$6.50 |
$1.46 |
0.04 |
167 |
|
Lygus |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
50,000 |
10,000 |
0.045 |
$9.00 |
$0.40 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
150,000 |
10,000 |
0.045 |
$6.50 |
$0.29 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000000 |
N/A |
$0.000000 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
223,245 |
40,000 |
0.179 |
$8.50 |
$1.52 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
175,000 |
5,000 |
0.022 |
$12.50 |
$0.28 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Western Flower Thrips |
223,245 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Percent Lost |
1.99 |
Est. yield/acre |
203 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$17.19 |
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|
Total Acres |
223,245 |
Spray applications |
2.128 |
At planting |
$1.68 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$0.67 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$7,400,073 |
Eradication |
$0.00 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
7,422 |
Scouting |
$4.03 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$2,137,573 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$33.15 |
Total |
$23.57 |