Table 16 Mississippi 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 |
1,100,000 |
780,000 |
1.035 |
$9.00 |
$9.31 |
1.90 |
57,917 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
75,000 |
500 |
0.000 |
$7.50
|
0.00 |
0.01 |
375 |
| Lygus |
1,030,000 |
830,000 |
2.181 |
$8.21
|
$17.90 |
1.79 |
54,425 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
1,000,000 |
45,000 |
0.055 |
$12.36
|
$0.68 |
0.36 |
10,958 |
| Thrips |
1,100,000 |
400,000 |
0.414 |
$4.72
|
$1.95 |
0.27 |
8,125 |
| Beet Armyworm |
100,000 |
26,200 |
0.024 |
$9.00
|
$0.21 |
0.08 |
2,350 |
| Fall Armyworm |
280,000 |
150,000 |
0.169 |
$9.04 |
$1.53 |
0.27 |
8,188 |
| European Cornborer |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
1,100,000 |
410,000 |
0.465 |
$7.30
|
$3.39 |
0.87 |
26,363 |
| Grasshoppers |
70,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
63,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
1,100,000 |
240,000 |
0.258 |
$8.92
|
$2.30 |
0.20 |
5,975 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
620,000 |
12,000 |
0.015 |
$10.60
|
$0.16 |
0.02 |
729 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
10,000 |
500 |
0.001 |
$9.50
|
$0.01 |
0.02 |
625 |
| Loopers |
270,000 |
68,000 |
0.062 |
$8.84 |
$0.55 |
0.04 |
1,290 |
| Southern Armyworms |
80,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
430,000 |
380,000 |
0.345 |
$1.97 |
$0.68 |
0.03 |
987 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.86 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
914 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$38.68 |
| Total Acres |
1,100,000 |
|
Spray applications |
5.024 |
|
At planting |
$8.60 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$23.80 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$150,967,285 |
|
Eradication |
$13.43 |
| Total Bales lost |
178,306 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.05 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$51,352,080
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$137.24 |
|
Total |
$90.56 |
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