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
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