Table 8 Central 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 |
80,000 |
10,000 |
0.125 |
$6.75
|
$0.84 |
2.500 |
3,958 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
40,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
80,000 |
30,000 |
0.375 |
$5.50
|
$2.06 |
1.000 |
1,583 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Thrips |
80,000 |
3,000 |
0.038 |
$4.75
|
$0.18 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
80,000 |
30,000 |
0.375 |
$4.75
|
$1.78 |
1.500 |
2,375 |
| Grasshoppers |
25,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
80,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
1,000 |
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 |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Southern Armyworms |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
5,000 |
10,000 |
0.125 |
$2.00
|
$0.25 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.00 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
750 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$5.12 |
| Total Acres |
80,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.038 |
|
At planting |
$12.34 |
| Harvested acres |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.60 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$5,904,750 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
7,917 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.25 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$2,280,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$73.81 |
|
Total |
$45.31 |
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