Table 14 Kansas 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 |
10,000 |
5,000 |
0.040 |
$16.00
|
$0.64 |
0.40 |
833 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
100,000 |
10,000 |
0.080 |
$8.00 |
0.64 |
4.00 |
8333 |
| Lygus |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 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 |
70,000 |
20,000 |
0.160 |
$8.00 |
$1.28 |
1.12 |
2333 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.52 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
700 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$2.56 |
| Total Acres |
125,000 |
|
Spray applications |
0.280 |
|
At planting |
$7.20 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$5,092,069 |
|
Eradication |
$0.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
11,500 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.48 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$3,312,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$40.74 |
|
Total |
$14.24 |
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