Table 9 Arizona Summary 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 |
108,102 |
12,309 |
0.054 |
$13.59
|
$0.73 |
0.130 |
881 |
| Pink Bollworm |
185,312 |
36,113 |
0.420 |
$15.31
|
$6.43 |
0.610 |
4,145 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
152,509 |
22,042 |
0.059 |
$10.50
|
0.62 |
0.134 |
909 |
| Lygus |
199,024 |
177,997 |
1.962 |
$17.40
|
$34.15 |
3.475 |
23,602 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
59,473 |
3,151 |
0.014 |
$15.00
|
$0.21 |
0.005 |
33 |
| Spider Mites |
55,139 |
22,186 |
0.102 |
$17.95
|
$1.83 |
0.037 |
251 |
| Thrips |
170,211 |
33,150 |
0.131 |
$9.78
|
$1.29 |
0.154 |
1,047 |
| Beet Armyworm |
99,313 |
17,040 |
0.068 |
$12.36 |
$0.84 |
0.060 |
405 |
| Fall Armyworm |
18,614 |
1,289 |
0.002 |
$10.00
|
$0.02 |
0.000 |
2 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
110,720 |
27,468 |
0.105 |
$13.10 |
$1.37 |
0.144 |
977 |
| Grasshoppers |
4,303 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
30,804 |
191 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
5 |
| Aphids |
13,281 |
774 |
0.004 |
$12.00
|
$0.05 |
0.000 |
3 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
77,567 |
2,578 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
199,839 |
169,858 |
1.318 |
$27.53
|
$36.28 |
0.991 |
6,732 |
| Loopers |
63,660 |
628 |
0.001 |
$15.00
|
$0.02 |
0.006 |
44 |
| Western Yellowstriped
Armyworm |
2,628 |
293 |
0.000 |
$15.00
|
$0.01 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Striped Flea Beetle |
195,000 |
3,500 |
0.008 |
$12.00
|
$0.10 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Darkling Beetles |
4,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$12.00
|
$0.03 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Percent Lost |
5.75 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,225 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$83.96 |
| Total Acres |
206,250 |
|
Spray applications |
4.251 |
|
At planting |
$1.21 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$23.52 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$35,582,521 |
|
Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
39,035 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.54 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$11,242,126
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$172.52 |
|
Total |
$118.01 |
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