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 |
|
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|
| 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 |
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