Table 21 South Caroline 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 |
217,000 |
170,000 |
1.777 |
$8.00 |
$14.22 |
4.41 |
19,917 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
21,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
100,000 |
10,000 |
0.046 |
$8.00 |
$0.37 |
0.65 |
2,917 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
12,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
205,000 |
28,000 |
0.129 |
$6.00 |
$0.77 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
500 |
0.004 |
$13.00
|
$0.05 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
2,800 |
300 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
150,000 |
140,000 |
1.290 |
$8.50
|
$10.97 |
3.04 |
13,750 |
| Grasshoppers |
14,000 |
1,200 |
0.011 |
$8.00
|
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
100,000 |
5,000 |
0.023 |
$10.00
|
$0.23 |
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 |
3,000 |
150 |
0.000 |
$8.00
|
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
8.09 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$26.70 |
| Total Acres |
217,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.281 |
|
At planting |
$14.75 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$15.10 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$25,136,100 |
|
Eradication |
$4.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
36,583 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.74 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$10,536,000
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$115.83 |
|
Total |
$67.28 |
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