Table 23a Texas Upper Coastal Bend Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
182,988 |
60,386 |
0.495 |
$7.50
|
$3.71 |
1.00 |
4,575 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
182,988 |
81,500 |
0.668 |
$10.40
|
$6.95 |
3.00 |
13,724 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
182,988 |
155,540 |
1.700 |
$6.39
|
$10.86 |
2.00 |
9,149 |
| Lygus |
65,000 |
31,000 |
0.169 |
$7.00 |
$1.19 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
32,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
182,988 |
118,942 |
0.650 |
$5.90
|
$3.83 |
1.00 |
4,575 |
| Beet Armyworm |
95,000 |
18,000 |
0.098 |
$12.00
|
$1.18 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
64,000 |
31,000 |
0.169 |
$10.75
|
$1.82 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
182,988 |
92,000 |
0.503 |
$7.00
|
$3.52 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
100,000 |
26,000 |
0.142 |
$7.55
|
$1.07 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
4,000 |
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 |
36,000 |
10,000 |
0.055 |
$8.70
|
$0.48 |
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 |
90,000 |
20,000 |
0.109 |
$7.50
|
$0.82 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Percent Lost |
7.00 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
672 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$35.43 |
| Total Acres |
182,988 |
|
Spray applications |
4.759 |
|
At planting |
$8.03 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$11.00 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$24,207,754 |
|
Eradication |
$20.20 |
| Total Bales lost |
32,023 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.23 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$9,222,595
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$132.29 |
|
Total |
$81.89 |
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