Table 22 Tennesse 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 |
544,000 |
406,200 |
0.919 |
$8.42
|
$7.74 |
2.62 |
25,263 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
11,760 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
544,000 |
411,765 |
1.060 |
$8.25
|
$8.74 |
0.50 |
4,817 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
206,000 |
17,640 |
0.036 |
$12.40
|
$0.44 |
0.01 |
109 |
| Thrips |
544,000 |
188,160 |
0.346 |
$5.95
|
$2.06 |
0.50 |
4,817 |
| Beet Armyworm |
15,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
270,800 |
35,280 |
0.065 |
$9.00
|
$0.58 |
0.16 |
1,547 |
| European Cornborer |
1,300 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
| Stink Bugs |
544,000 |
352,800 |
0.769 |
$8.00
|
$6.15 |
1.09 |
10,452 |
| Grasshoppers |
23,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
412,000 |
2,350 |
0.004 |
$8.20
|
$0.04 |
0.01 |
73 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
117,600 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
21 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
47,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Clouded Plant Bug |
370,400 |
341,000 |
0.931 |
$8.50
|
$7.91 |
0.74 |
7,117 |
| Cutworms |
23,560 |
364,560 |
0.670 |
$1.25
|
$0.84 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
5.63 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
768 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$34.50 |
| Total Acres |
544,000 |
|
Spray applications |
4.799 |
|
At planting |
$8.47 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.55 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$63,694,970 |
|
Eradication |
$21.33 |
| Total Bales lost |
54,217 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.54 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$15,614,573
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$117.09 |
|
Total |
$88.38 |
|
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