Table 21b South 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 |
61,000 |
61,000 |
4.000 |
$8.00 |
$32.00 |
8.00 |
10,167 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
6,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
30,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
55,000 |
8,000 |
0.131 |
$6.00 |
$0.79 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
2,000 |
300 |
0.010 |
$13.00
|
$0.13 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
800 |
100 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
30,000 |
10,000 |
0.328 |
$8.50
|
$2.79 |
0.98 |
1,250 |
| Grasshoppers |
4,000 |
200 |
0.007 |
$8.00
|
$0.05 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
30,000 |
2,000 |
0.033 |
$10.00
|
$0.33 |
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 |
1,000 |
50 |
0.001 |
$8.00
|
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
8.98 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$36.09 |
| Total Acres |
61,000 |
|
Spray applications |
4.509 |
|
At planting |
$13.11 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$6,945,900 |
|
Eradication |
$4.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
11,417 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.76 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$3,288,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$113.87 |
|
Total |
$59.97 |
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