Table 19 North Carolina 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 |
790,000 |
689,000 |
1.474 |
$6.97
|
$10.27 |
2.02 |
37,707 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
430,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
790,000 |
30,000 |
0.038 |
$5.90
|
$0.22 |
0.96 |
17,794 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
40,000 |
400 |
0.001 |
$13.00
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
790,000 |
469,000 |
0.594 |
$4.89
|
$2.90 |
0.16 |
3,048 |
| Beet Armyworm |
8,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
11,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
214,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
790,000 |
20,000 |
0.025 |
$6.25
|
$0.16 |
0.89 |
16,603 |
| Grasshoppers |
130,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
395,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
790,000 |
38,500 |
0.036 |
$7.50
|
$0.27 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
29,000 |
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 |
4,000 |
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 |
80,000 |
40,000 |
0.051 |
$3.50
|
$0.18 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
4.03 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
600 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$14.01 |
| Total Acres |
790,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.218 |
|
At planting |
$10.36 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$13.90 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$59,661,452 |
|
Eradication |
$3.75 |
| Total Bales lost |
75,152 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.10 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$21,643,727
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$75.52 |
|
Total |
$48.12 |
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