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 |
|
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|
| 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 |
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