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
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