Table 10b Southeast Arkansas Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
450,000 |
450,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
450,000 |
420,000 |
3.733 |
$9.75
|
$36.40 |
3.00 |
35,156 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
250,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.02 |
195 |
| Lygus |
450,000 |
396,000 |
1.760 |
$7.50
|
$13.20 |
1.74 |
20,391 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
100,000 |
50,000 |
0.111 |
$12.50
|
$1.39 |
0.01 |
78 |
| Thrips |
450,000 |
427,000 |
1.234 |
$6.00 |
$7.40 |
0.10 |
1,172 |
| Beet Armyworm |
50,000 |
10,000 |
0.022 |
$10.00
|
$0.22 |
0.00 |
13 |
| Fall Armyworm |
350,000 |
200,000 |
0.533 |
$10.00
|
$5.33 |
0.07 |
820 |
| European Cornborer |
25,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
450,000 |
225,000 |
0.500 |
$8.00
|
$4.00 |
1.00 |
11,719 |
| Grasshoppers |
100,000 |
5,000 |
0.011 |
$6.00
|
$0.07 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
150,000 |
7,000 |
0.016 |
$7.00
|
$0.11 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
300,000 |
100,000 |
0.222 |
$9.00
|
$2.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
200,000 |
7,000 |
0.016 |
$9.00
|
$0.14 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
275,000 |
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 |
100,000 |
75,000 |
0.167 |
$5.00
|
$0.83 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.93 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
900 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$71.09 |
| Total Acres |
450,000 |
|
Spray applications |
8.325 |
|
At planting |
$9.50 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.60 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$84,266,350 |
|
Eradication |
$35.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
69,544 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.56 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$20,028,750 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$187.26 |
|
Total |
$142.75 |
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