Table 19b North Carolina nonBt 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 |
215,000 |
214,000 |
2.986 |
$7.15
|
$21.35 |
3.96 |
20,079 |
| 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 |
215,000 |
15,000 |
0.070 |
$5.90
|
$0.41 |
0.30 |
1,521 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
20,000 |
200 |
0.001 |
$13.00
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
215,000 |
129,000 |
0.600 |
$5.90
|
$3.54 |
0.20 |
1,014 |
| Beet Armyworm |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
3,000 |
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 |
215,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.60 |
3,042 |
| Grasshoppers |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
115,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
215,000 |
10,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
8,000 |
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 |
1,000 |
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 |
20,000 |
10,000 |
0.047 |
$3.50
|
$0.16 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Percent Lost |
5.06 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
575 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$25.48 |
| Total Acres |
215,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.703 |
|
At planting |
$11.39 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$17,493,267 |
|
Eradication |
$3.75 |
| Total Bales lost |
25,656 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.38 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$7,389,017
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$81.36 |
|
Total |
$47.00 |
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