Table 13b Georgia nonBt 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 350,000 250,000 1.923 $9.00 $17.31 2.69 21,875
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 75,000 40,000 0.103 $6.00 $0.62 0.04 313
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 350,000 15,000 0.038 $5.00 $0.19 0.09 729
Beet Armyworm 10,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Fall Armyworm 25,000 5,000 0.013 $9.00 $0.12 0.01 52
European Cornborer 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Stink Bugs 300,000 200,000 1.026 $7.00 $7.18 2.31 18,750
Grasshoppers 15,000 1,000 0.003 $7.00 $0.02 0.00 0
Saltmarsh Caterpillars 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Aphids 125,000 5,000 0.013 $8.00 $0.10 0.00 0
Banded Winged Whitefly 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) 1,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Loopers 15,000 1,500 0.004 $10.00 $0.04 0.00 0
Southern Armyworms 50,000 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Other Insects 0 0 0.000 N/A $0.00 0.00 0
Cutworms 2,000 1,000 0.003 $7.00 $0.02 0.00 0
Percent Lost 5.13 Est. yield/acre 800   Cost/ Acre
        Foliar insecticide $25.59
Total Acres 390,000 Spray applications 3.124 At planting $7.69
        Bt use fees $0.00
    Cost + loss $29,431,500 Eradication $3.75
Total Bales lost 41,719     Scouting $7.63
Bales lost in dollars $12,015,000 Cost + loss/acre $75.47 Total $44.66