Table 19a North Carolina Bt 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 |
575,000 |
475,000 |
0.909 |
$6.75
|
$6.13 |
1.30 |
17,629 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
215,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
575,000 |
15,000 |
0.026 |
$5.90
|
$0.15 |
1.20 |
16,273 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
20,000 |
200 |
0.000 |
$13.00
|
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
575,000 |
340,000 |
0.591 |
$4.50
|
$2.66 |
0.15 |
2,034 |
| Beet Armyworm |
6,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
8,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
107,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
575,000 |
20,000 |
0.035 |
$6.25
|
$0.22 |
1.00 |
13,560 |
| Grasshoppers |
120,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
280,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
575,000 |
28,500 |
0.050 |
$7.50
|
$0.37 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
21,000 |
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 |
3,000 |
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 |
60,000 |
30,000 |
0.052 |
$3.50
|
$0.18 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
3.65 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
610 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$9.72 |
| Total Acres |
575,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.663 |
|
At planting |
$9.97 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.10 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$42,168,185 |
|
Eradication |
$3.75 |
| Total Bales lost |
49,496 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.00 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$14,254,710 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$73.34 |
|
Total |
$48.55 |
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