Table 9a Arizona Bt 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 |
75,583 |
1,938 |
0.013 |
$10.50
|
$0.13 |
0.069 |
346 |
| Pink Bollworm |
136,937 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.030 |
149 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
115,052 |
17,065 |
0.062 |
$10.50
|
0.65 |
0.137 |
686 |
| Lygus |
149,641 |
131,512 |
1.983 |
$17.40
|
$34.51 |
3.647 |
18,332 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
41,620 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
40,042 |
14,845 |
0.092 |
$17.95
|
$1.66 |
0.034 |
173 |
| Thrips |
124,859 |
24,344 |
0.129 |
$9.14
|
$1.18 |
0.138 |
695 |
| Beet Armyworm |
73,578 |
7,943 |
0.032 |
$11.30
|
$0.36 |
0.049 |
245 |
| Fall Armyworm |
14,247 |
953 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
81,381 |
20,021 |
0.102 |
$12.94
|
$1.33 |
0.143 |
719 |
| Grasshoppers |
3,319 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
22,374 |
191 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Aphids |
8,578 |
572 |
0.004 |
$12.00
|
$0.05 |
0.000 |
2 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
57,915 |
1,906 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
149,588 |
127,814 |
1.341 |
$27.53
|
$36.92 |
0.994 |
4,994 |
| Loopers |
46,887 |
191 |
0.000 |
$15.00
|
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Western Yellowstriped
Armyworm |
1,956 |
125 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Striped Flea Beetle |
145,000 |
2,500 |
0.008 |
$12.00
|
$0.10 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Darkling Beetles |
3,000 |
500 |
0.002 |
$12.00
|
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
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|
| Percent Lost |
5.24 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,223 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$76.91 |
| Total Acres |
152,500 |
|
Spray applications |
3.769 |
|
At planting |
$1.34 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$31.81 |
| |
|
|
Cost + loss |
$25,766,922 |
|
Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
26,342 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.38 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$7,586,441
|
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$168.96 |
|
Total |
$119.22 |
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