Table 21a South 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 |
156,000 |
109,000 |
0.908 |
$8.00 |
$7.27 |
3.00 |
9,750 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
70,000 |
10,000 |
0.064 |
$8.00 |
$0.51 |
0.90 |
2,917 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
150,000 |
20,000 |
0.128 |
$6.00 |
$0.77 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
3,000 |
200 |
0.001 |
$13.00
|
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
2,000 |
200 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
120,000 |
130,000 |
1.667 |
$8.50
|
$14.17 |
3.85 |
12,500 |
| Grasshoppers |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.013 |
$8.00
|
$0.10 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
70,000 |
3,000 |
0.019 |
$10.00
|
$0.19 |
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 |
2,000 |
100 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
7.74 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$23.03 |
| Total Acres |
156,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.801 |
|
At planting |
$15.38 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$21.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$18,190,200 |
|
Eradication |
$4.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
25,167 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.73 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$7,248,000
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$116.60 |
|
Total |
$70.14 |
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