Table 11 California Summary Cotton Insect Lossese 2003

Pest acres infested acres treated  # insect appls Cost of 1 applic cost/ acre %red Bales lost
Boll Weevil 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Bollworm/Budworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Pink Bollworm 20,375 1,019 0.001 $15.00 $0.02 0.003 68
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 537,244 268,222 0.465 $25.00 $11.63 1.16 26,862
Cotton Leaf Perforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 604,400 470,089 0.815 $30.00 $24.46 0.35 8,059
Thrips 570,822 335,778 0.485 $15.00 $7.28 0.08 1,903
Beet Armyworm 470,089 167,889 0.315 $18.00 $5.68 0.27 6,268
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 604,400 335,778 0.485 $18.00 $8.73 0.35 8,059
Banded Winged Whitefly 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) 570,822 335,778 0.728 $33.00 $24.02 0.33 7,611
Loopers 67,156 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 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Percent Lost 2.55 Est. yield/acre 1,180   Cost/ Acre
        Foliar insecticide $81.82
Total Acres 691,930 Spray applications 3.296 At planting $8.73
        Bt use fees $0.10
    Cost + loss $85,068,794 Eradication $0.00
Total Bales lost 58,829     Scouting $7.80
Bales lost in dollars $16,942,753 Cost + loss/acre $122.94 Total $98.46