Table 10a Northeast Arkansas Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
950,000 |
950,000 |
1.053 |
$6.00 |
$6.32 |
0.15 |
3,438 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
950,000 |
870,000 |
2.716 |
$9.75
|
$26.48 |
2.51 |
58,073 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
350,000 |
20,000 |
0.021 |
$7.50
|
0.16 |
0.01 |
310 |
| Lygus |
950,000 |
796,000 |
1.886 |
$7.50
|
$14.15 |
1.87 |
43,307 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
350,000 |
150,000 |
0.158 |
$12.17
|
$1.92 |
0.03 |
651 |
| Thrips |
950,000 |
902,000 |
1.084 |
$6.00 |
$6.51 |
0.20 |
4,609 |
| Beet Armyworm |
75,000 |
10,000 |
0.011 |
$10.00
|
$0.11 |
0.00 |
13 |
| Fall Armyworm |
800,000 |
500,000 |
0.726 |
$10.00
|
$7.26 |
0.37 |
8,658 |
| European Cornborer |
45,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
950,000 |
325,000 |
0.342 |
$8.00
|
$2.74 |
0.63 |
14,583 |
| Grasshoppers |
150,000 |
6,000 |
0.006 |
$6.00
|
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
250,000 |
12,000 |
0.013 |
$7.00
|
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
600,000 |
200,000 |
0.211 |
$9.00
|
$1.89 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
350,000 |
12,000 |
0.013 |
$9.00
|
$0.11 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
450,000 |
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 |
250,000 |
175,000 |
0.184 |
$5.00
|
$0.92 |
0.01 |
172 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.77 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
874 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$68.69 |
| Total Acres |
950,000 |
|
Spray applications |
8.423 |
|
At planting |
$9.24 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.55 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$161,487,050 |
|
Eradication |
$26.05 |
| Total Bales lost |
133,814 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.89 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$38,538,450 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$169.99 |
|
Total |
$129.42 |
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