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
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