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
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