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
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