Table 7 Summary of All States Cotton Insect Losses
2003
| Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
| Boll Weevil |
2,096,889 |
1,410,386 |
0.168 |
$6.06 |
$1.02 |
0.077 |
21,706 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
9,241,324 |
5,119,257 |
0.751 |
$8.91 |
$6.69 |
1.394 |
391,772 |
| Pink Bollworm |
461,687 |
100,132 |
0.027 |
$15.00 |
$0.40 |
0.021 |
5,983 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
5,190,820 |
1,294,553 |
0.162 |
$6.42 |
$1.04 |
0.322 |
90,573 |
| Lygus |
6,653,375 |
3,763,701 |
0.655 |
$8.68 |
$5.69 |
0.897 |
252,288 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
220,173 |
13,151 |
0.001 |
$8.80 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
47 |
| Spider Mites |
2,800,749 |
864,033 |
0.080 |
$22.46 |
$1.79 |
0.122 |
34,367 |
| Thrips |
11,504,430 |
3,418,043 |
0.290 |
$6.34 |
$1.84 |
0.261 |
73,408 |
| Beet Armyworm |
1,267,902 |
269,129 |
0.025 |
$15.69 |
$0.39 |
0.032 |
9,110 |
| Fall Armyworm |
2,091,205 |
839,113 |
0.085 |
$9.87 |
$0.84 |
0.093 |
26,235 |
| European Cornborer |
289,838 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
| Stink Bugs |
6,711,557 |
2,914,175 |
0.355 |
$7.38 |
$2.62 |
0.735 |
206,657 |
| Grasshoppers |
1,554,003 |
109,750 |
0.010 |
$8.29 |
$0.09 |
0.013 |
3,766 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
755,604 |
12,191 |
0.001 |
$7.00 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
5 |
| Aphids |
8,735,232 |
1,482,796 |
0.121 |
$10.17 |
$1.23 |
0.094 |
26,539 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
1,403,154 |
30,045 |
0.002 |
$9.63 |
$0.02 |
0.007 |
1,972 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
1,016,946 |
526,136 |
0.065 |
$30.02 |
$1.95 |
0.053 |
15,010 |
| Loopers |
1,492,581 |
137,128 |
0.010 |
$8.78 |
$0.09 |
0.007 |
1,895 |
| Southern Armyworms |
534,000 |
4,000 |
0.000 |
$7.75 |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
839,088 |
358,053 |
0.042 |
$8.54 |
$0.36 |
0.027 |
7,729 |
| Cutworms |
1,715,050 |
1,320,345 |
0.103 |
$2.84 |
$0.29 |
0.004 |
1,159 |
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| Percent Lost |
4.16 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
704 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$26.36 |
| Total Acres |
12,556,433 |
|
Spray applications |
2.953 |
|
At planting |
$6.18 |
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Bt use fees |
$11.61 |
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Cost + loss |
$1,073,675,111 |
|
Eradication |
$9.96 |
| Total Bales lost |
1,170,223 |
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Scouting |
$4.56 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$337,024,194
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Cost + loss/acre |
$85.51 |
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Total |
$58.67 |
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