Table 13 Georgia 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 1,050,000 550,000 0.814 $8.71 $7.09 1.36 36,458
Pink Bollworm 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cotton Fleahopper 0 0 0.000 N/A 0.00 0.00 0
Lygus 275,000 140,000 0.140 $6.00 $0.84 0.04 1,146
Cotton Leaf Perforator 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Spider Mites 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Thrips 1,150,000 65,000 0.050 $5.00 $0.25 0.09 2,396
Beet Armyworm 60,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 125,000 15,000 0.012 $9.00 $0.10 0.01 260
European Cornborer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 1,150,000 900,000 1.395 $7.00 $9.77 2.67 71,875
Grasshoppers 65,000 6,000 0.005 $7.00 $0.03 0.00 0
Saltmarsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 575,000 30,000 0.023 $8.00 $0.19 0.00 0
Banded Winged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) 6,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Loopers 65,000 6,500 0.005 $10.00 $0.05 0.00 0
Southern Armyworms 250,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Other Insects 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 11,000 2,000 0.002 $7.00 $0.01 0.00 0
Percent Lost 4.17 Est. yield/acre 800   Cost/ Acre
        Foliar insecticide $18.33
Total Acres 1,290,000 Spray applications 2.445 At planting $8.14
        Bt use fees $18.14
    Cost + loss $103,658,500 Eradication $3.75
Total Bales lost 112,135     Scouting $6.96
Bales lost in dollars $32,295,000 Cost + loss/acre $80.36 Total $55.32