Table 22a Tennesse 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 |
462,400 |
345,000 |
0.895 |
$8.25
|
$7.39 |
2.00 |
16,377 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
462,400 |
350,000 |
1.060 |
$8.25
|
$8.74 |
0.50 |
4,094 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
175,000 |
15,000 |
0.036 |
$12.40
|
$0.44 |
0.01 |
93 |
| Thrips |
462,400 |
160,000 |
0.346 |
$5.95
|
$2.06 |
0.50 |
4,094 |
| Beet Armyworm |
13,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
230,000 |
30,000 |
0.065 |
$9.00
|
$0.58 |
0.15 |
1,222 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
462,400 |
300,000 |
0.779 |
$8.00
|
$6.23 |
1.10 |
9,007 |
| Grasshoppers |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
350,000 |
2,000 |
0.004 |
$8.20
|
$0.04 |
0.01 |
62 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
100,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
18 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Loopers |
40,000 |
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 Bugs |
315,000 |
290,000 |
0.941 |
$8.50
|
$8.00 |
0.75 |
6,136 |
| Cutworms |
20,000 |
310,000 |
0.670 |
$1.25
|
$0.84 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
|
|
| Percent Lost |
5.02 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
773 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$34.31 |
| Total Acres |
462,400 |
|
Spray applications |
4.796 |
|
At planting |
$8.47 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$23.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$54,216,475 |
|
Eradication |
$21.33 |
| Total Bales lost |
41,103 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.54 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$11,837,559 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$117.25 |
|
Total |
$91.65 |
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