Texas, Southern Blacklands
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
62,000 |
62,000 |
11.000 |
$4.25 |
$46.75 |
0.30 |
291 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
12,000 |
8,000 |
0.323 |
$14.00 |
$4.52 |
0.68 |
656 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
58,000 |
55,000 |
1.331 |
$6.00 |
$7.98 |
2.15 |
2,084 |
|
Lygus |
6,000 |
650 |
0.010 |
$7.00 |
$0.07 |
0.02 |
19 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
6,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.01 |
9 |
|
Spider Mites |
3,500 |
250 |
0.004 |
$12.00 |
$0.05 |
0.01 |
11 |
|
Thrips |
56,000 |
54,000 |
1.306 |
$3.50 |
$4.57 |
0.72 |
700 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
1,500 |
0.048 |
$18.00 |
$0.87 |
0.01 |
8 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
1,000 |
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 |
1,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
2,500 |
1,500 |
0.048 |
$6.50 |
$0.31 |
0.00 |
4 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
Aphids |
56,000 |
22,000 |
0.355 |
$7.00 |
$2.48 |
0.36 |
350 |
|
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 |
12,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.02 |
19 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
12,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.02 |
19 |
|
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 |
4.30 |
Est. yield/acre |
624 |
Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$67.61 |
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|
Total Acres |
62,000 |
Spray applications |
14.426 |
At planting |
$5.08 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$13.94 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$7,912,350 |
Eradication |
$19.50 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
4,170 |
Scouting |
$2.12 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$1,201,050 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$127.62 |
Total |
$108.25 |