Table 24 Virginia 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 |
80,000 |
75,600 |
1.350 |
$8.00 |
$10.80 |
2.34 |
3,080 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
60,000 |
6,500 |
0.077 |
$7.50
|
$0.58 |
1.76 |
2,310 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Thrips |
84,000 |
70,000 |
0.833 |
$6.50
|
$5.42 |
1.23 |
1,617 |
| 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 |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 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 |
5.33 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
750 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$16.80 |
| Total Acres |
84,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.261 |
|
At planting |
$12.00 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$9.60 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$5,651,266 |
|
Eradication |
$4.35 |
| Total Bales lost |
7,007 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$0.51 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$2,018,016 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$67.28 |
|
Total |
$43.25 |
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