Table 10 Arkansas Summary Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
500,000 |
500,000 |
2.000 |
$6.00 |
$12.00 |
0.30 |
3,438 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
500,000 |
450,000 |
1.800 |
$9.75
|
$17.55 |
2.00 |
22,917 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
100,000 |
20,000 |
0.040 |
$7.50
|
0.30 |
0.01 |
115 |
| Lygus |
500,000 |
400,000 |
2.000 |
$7.50
|
$15.00 |
2.00 |
22,917 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
250,000 |
100,000 |
0.200 |
$12.00
|
$2.40 |
0.05 |
573 |
| Thrips |
500,000 |
475,000 |
0.950 |
$6.00 |
$5.70 |
0.30 |
3,438 |
| Beet Armyworm |
25,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
450,000 |
300,000 |
0.900 |
$10.00
|
$9.00 |
0.68 |
7,838 |
| European Cornborer |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
500,000 |
100,000 |
0.200 |
$8.00
|
$1.60 |
0.25 |
2,865 |
| Grasshoppers |
50,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$6.00
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
100,000 |
5,000 |
0.010 |
$7.00
|
$0.07 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
300,000 |
100,000 |
0.200 |
$9.00
|
$1.80 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
150,000 |
5,000 |
0.010 |
$9.00
|
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
175,000 |
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 |
150,000 |
100,000 |
0.200 |
$5.00
|
$1.00 |
0.02 |
172 |
|
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| Percent Lost |
5.61 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
850 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
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|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$66.52 |
| Total Acres |
500,000 |
|
Spray applications |
8.512 |
|
At planting |
$9.00 |
| |
|
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|
Bt use fees |
$17.60 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$77,220,700 |
|
Eradication |
$18.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
64,270 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.30 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$18,509,700 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$154.44 |
|
Total |
$117.42 |
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