Table 18 New Mexico 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 |
26,000 |
8,000 |
0.166 |
$18.00
|
$2.99 |
0.54 |
520 |
| Pink Bollworm |
4,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.25 |
240 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
11,000 |
2,300 |
0.048 |
$7.00 |
$0.33 |
0.18 |
176 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
700 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
7,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.02 |
22 |
| Beet Armyworm |
600 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
9,000 |
300 |
0.006 |
$18.00
|
$0.11 |
0.19 |
180 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
900 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
1.18 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
860 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$3.44 |
| Total Acres |
48,172 |
|
Spray applications |
0.220 |
|
At planting |
$1.92 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$8.30 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$2,050,504 |
|
Eradication |
$18.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
1,138 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.11 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$327,658
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$42.57 |
|
Total |
$35.76 |
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