Table 8a North Alabama 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 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Bollworm/Budworm |
231,000 |
60,000 |
0.286 |
$7.80
|
$2.23 |
3.500 |
21,897 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
231,000 |
160,000 |
1.177 |
$5.80
|
$6.83 |
1.300 |
8,133 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
180,000 |
85,000 |
0.405 |
$9.80
|
$3.97 |
1.714 |
10,725 |
| Thrips |
231,000 |
90,000 |
0.429 |
$4.30
|
$1.84 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
35,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
210,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.455 |
2,844 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
210,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Grasshoppers |
3,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
231,000 |
30,000 |
0.143 |
$9.30
|
$1.33 |
0.250 |
1,564 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Loopers |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
35,000 |
60,000 |
0.260 |
$3.50
|
$0.91 |
0.000 |
0 |
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| Percent Lost |
7.22 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
790 |
|
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$17.11 |
| Total Acres |
231,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.699 |
|
At planting |
$12.45 |
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Bt use fees |
$14.34 |
| |
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|
Cost + loss |
$25,380,190 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
45,163 |
|
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|
Scouting |
$4.68 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$13,006,890 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$109.87 |
|
Total |
$53.56 |
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