Table 23h Texas Northern Blackland Cotton Insect Lossese 2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
51,000 |
50,000 |
1.385 |
$8.00 |
$11.08 |
1.65 |
1,339 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
30,000 |
3,000 |
0.046 |
$10.00
|
$0.46 |
0.97 |
788 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
60,000 |
57,000 |
1.315 |
$5.50
|
$7.23 |
2.77 |
2,250 |
| Lygus |
12,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.02 |
15 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
2,000 |
1,000 |
0.015 |
$11.50
|
$0.18 |
0.00 |
3 |
| Thrips |
65,000 |
64,000 |
0.985 |
$5.75
|
$5.66 |
1.50 |
1,219 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
4,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.01 |
5 |
| Grasshoppers |
7,000 |
800 |
0.012 |
$7.00
|
$0.09 |
0.01 |
9 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
9,000 |
3,000 |
0.046 |
$7.00
|
$0.32 |
0.03 |
23 |
| 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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
6.95 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
500 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$25.02 |
| Total Acres |
65,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.805 |
|
At planting |
$0.01 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$5.82 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$3,852,348 |
|
Eradication |
$0.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
5,649 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.39 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$1,626,840 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$59.27 |
|
Total |
$34.24 |
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