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