Table 15b Louisiana nonBt Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
18720 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
79,040 |
62,400 |
1.875 |
$9.95
|
$18.66 |
3.04 |
5,770 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
16,640 |
16,640 |
0.020 |
$3.13
|
0.06 |
0.01 |
19 |
| Lygus |
78,624 |
70,304 |
2.535 |
$6.13
|
$15.54 |
2.08 |
3,946 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
10,400 |
5,200 |
0.034 |
$16.00
|
$0.55 |
0.01 |
12 |
| Thrips |
89,440 |
39,520 |
0.475 |
$4.63
|
$2.20 |
0.16 |
306 |
| Beet Armyworm |
8,736 |
2,080 |
0.013 |
$3.50
|
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
13,312 |
2,912 |
0.026 |
$3.00
|
$0.08 |
0.03 |
61 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
58,240 |
37,440 |
0.720 |
$6.88
|
$4.95 |
0.84 |
1,594 |
| Grasshoppers |
416 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
832 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
57,408 |
33,280 |
0.400 |
$6.13
|
$2.45 |
0.03 |
65 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
4,160 |
416 |
0.003 |
$3.50
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
25,376 |
8,320 |
0.075 |
$3.00
|
$0.23 |
0.05 |
87 |
| 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 |
10,400 |
8,736 |
0.053 |
$1.50
|
$0.08 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Percent Lost |
6.25 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
900 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$44.85 |
| Total Acres |
83,200 |
|
Spray applications |
6.228 |
|
At planting |
$7.36 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$9,302,945 |
|
Eradication |
$10.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
11,860 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$8.56 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$3,415,717 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$111.81 |
|
Total |
$70.76 |
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