Table 15 Louisiana Summary Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
117000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
450,320 |
390,000 |
1.560 |
$7.53
|
$11.74 |
1.25 |
15,285 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
104,000 |
104,000 |
0.020 |
$3.13
|
0.06 |
0.01 |
123 |
| Lygus |
491,400 |
439,400 |
2.535 |
$6.13
|
$15.54 |
2.08 |
25,495 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
65,000 |
32,500 |
0.084 |
$16.00
|
$1.35 |
0.01 |
77 |
| Thrips |
559,000 |
247,000 |
0.475 |
$4.63
|
$2.20 |
0.16 |
1,977 |
| Beet Armyworm |
54,600 |
13,000 |
0.013 |
$3.50
|
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
83,200 |
18,200 |
0.026 |
$8.35 |
$0.22 |
0.03 |
392 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
364,000 |
234,000 |
0.720 |
$6.88
|
$4.95 |
0.91 |
11,208 |
| Grasshoppers |
2,600 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
5,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
358,800 |
208,000 |
0.400 |
$6.13
|
$2.45 |
0.03 |
423 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
26,000 |
2,600 |
0.003 |
$3.50
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
158,600 |
52,000 |
0.075 |
$8.46
|
$0.63 |
0.05 |
561 |
| 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 |
67,184 |
63,336 |
0.061 |
$1.50
|
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Percent Lost |
4.53 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
955 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$39.29 |
| Total Acres |
520,000 |
|
Spray applications |
5.971 |
|
At planting |
$7.35 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$25.62 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$63,221,863 |
|
Eradication |
$10.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
55,540 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$8.56 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$15,995,637
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$121.58 |
|
Total |
$90.82 |
|
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