Table 12 Florida 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 |
27,500 |
5,000 |
0.045 |
$14.00
|
$0.64 |
1.03 |
2,819 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
20,000 |
7,000 |
0.064 |
$7.00 |
$0.45 |
0.40 |
1,100 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
23,000 |
5,000 |
0.045 |
$7.25
|
$0.33 |
0.21 |
575 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
300 |
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 |
100,000 |
90,000 |
0.982 |
$10.50
|
$10.31 |
3.09 |
8,500 |
| Grasshoppers |
500 |
100 |
0.001 |
$10.75
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
6 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
110,000 |
1,500 |
0.014 |
$9.50
|
$0.13 |
0.40 |
1,100 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
2,000 |
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 |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Clouded Plant Bugs |
5,400 |
1,600 |
0.015 |
$7.50
|
$0.11 |
0.12 |
338 |
| Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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| Percent Lost |
5.25 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
780 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$11.97 |
| Total Acres |
110,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.165 |
|
At planting |
$6.18 |
| |
|
|
|
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|
Bt use fees |
$17.55 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$9,577,575 |
|
Eradication |
$6.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
14,438 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.57 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$4,158,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$87.07 |
|
Total |
$49.27 |
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