Table 13a Georgia Bt 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 |
700,000 |
300,000 |
0.333 |
$8.00 |
$2.67 |
0.78 |
14,583 |
| 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 |
200,000 |
100,000 |
0.156 |
$6.00 |
$0.93 |
0.04 |
833 |
| 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 |
800,000 |
50,000 |
0.056 |
$5.00 |
$0.28 |
0.09 |
1,667 |
| Beet Armyworm |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
100,000 |
10,000 |
0.011 |
$9.00
|
$0.10 |
0.01 |
208 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
850,000 |
700,000 |
1.556 |
$7.00
|
$10.89 |
2.83 |
53,125 |
| Grasshoppers |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.006 |
$7.00
|
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
450,000 |
25,000 |
0.028 |
$8.00
|
$0.22 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.006 |
$10.00
|
$0.06 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
200,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
9,000 |
1,000 |
0.001 |
$7.00
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
3.76 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$15.19 |
| Total Acres |
900,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.151 |
|
At planting |
$8.33 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$26.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$74,227,000 |
|
Eradication |
$3.75 |
| Total Bales lost |
70,417 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.67 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$20,280,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$82.47 |
|
Total |
$59.94 |
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