Table 8 South Alabama 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 |
259,000 |
50,000 |
0.193 |
$6.75
|
$1.30 |
1.500 |
8,094 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Lygus |
259,000 |
20,000 |
0.077 |
$6.75
|
$0.52 |
1.000 |
5,396 |
| 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 |
259,000 |
2,000 |
0.008 |
$5.50
|
$0.04 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Fall Armyworm |
10,000 |
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 |
259,000 |
181,000 |
1.398 |
$7.00
|
$9.78 |
4.500 |
24,281 |
| Grasshoppers |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
259,000 |
2,000 |
0.008 |
$10.00
|
$0.08 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
194,000 |
4,000 |
0.015 |
$7.75
|
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Leaf Footed Bug |
50,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
5,000 |
8,000 |
0.031 |
$4.10
|
$0.13 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
7.00 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
760 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$11.97 |
| Total Acres |
259,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.730 |
|
At planting |
$11.28 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.73 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$24,020,300 |
|
Eradication |
$5.00 |
| Total Bales lost |
37,771 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.76 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$10,878,000
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$92.74 |
|
Total |
$50.74 |
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