Table 16a Mississippi Delta 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 |
700,000 |
560,000 |
1.280 |
$9.00 |
$11.52 |
2.20 |
44,917 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
45,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
700,000 |
660,000 |
3.111 |
$8.25
|
$25.67 |
2.10 |
42,875 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
700,000 |
25,000 |
0.046 |
$12.75
|
$0.59 |
0.50 |
10,208 |
| Thrips |
700,000 |
250,000 |
0.393 |
$4.60
|
$1.81 |
0.30 |
6,125 |
| Beet Armyworm |
60,000 |
25,000 |
0.036 |
$9.00
|
$0.32 |
0.09 |
1,750 |
| Fall Armyworm |
150,000 |
90,000 |
0.154 |
$9.00
|
$1.39 |
0.32 |
6,563 |
| European Cornborer |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
700,000 |
220,000 |
0.377 |
$7.20
|
$2.72 |
0.63 |
12,863 |
| Grasshoppers |
70,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
43,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
700,000 |
220,000 |
0.377 |
$9.00
|
$3.39 |
0.18 |
3,675 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
500,000 |
12,000 |
0.024 |
$10.60
|
$0.25 |
0.04 |
729 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
180,000 |
60,000 |
0.086 |
$8.80
|
$0.75 |
0.04 |
840 |
| Southern Armyworms |
30,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
230,000 |
280,000 |
0.400 |
$2.00
|
$0.80 |
0.03 |
537 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
6.42 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
950 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$49.22 |
| Total Acres |
700,000 |
|
Spray applications |
6.285 |
|
At planting |
$9.08 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$23.80 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$109,743,035 |
|
Eradication |
$14.25 |
| Total Bales lost |
131,081 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.50 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$37,751,280 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$156.78 |
|
Total |
$102.85 |
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