Table 9b Arizona nonBt 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 |
32,519 |
10,371 |
0.170 |
$14.25
|
$2.42 |
0.303 |
535 |
| Pink Bollworm |
48,375 |
36,113 |
1.612 |
$15.31
|
$24.69 |
2.264 |
3,996 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
37,457 |
4,977 |
0.051 |
$10.50
|
0.53 |
0.126 |
223 |
| Lygus |
49,383 |
46,485 |
1.903 |
$17.40
|
$33.11 |
2.986 |
5,270 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
17,853 |
3,151 |
0.054 |
$15.00
|
$0.81 |
0.019 |
33 |
| Spider Mites |
15,097 |
7,341 |
0.130 |
$17.95
|
$2.33 |
0.044 |
78 |
| Thrips |
45,352 |
8,806 |
0.138 |
$11.50
|
$1.58 |
0.199 |
351 |
| Beet Armyworm |
25,735 |
9,097 |
0.169 |
$12.94
|
$2.19 |
0.090 |
160 |
| Fall Armyworm |
4,367 |
336 |
0.006 |
$10.00
|
$0.06 |
0.001 |
2 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
29,339 |
7,447 |
0.112 |
$13.50
|
$1.52 |
0.146 |
258 |
| Grasshoppers |
984 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
8,430 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.003 |
5 |
| Aphids |
4,703 |
202 |
0.004 |
$12.00
|
$0.05 |
0.001 |
1 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
19,652 |
672 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Silverleaf Whitefly
(Bemesia) |
50,251 |
42,044 |
1.252 |
$27.53
|
$34.45 |
0.984 |
1,737 |
| Loopers |
16,773 |
437 |
0.004 |
$15.00
|
$0.06 |
0.025 |
44 |
| Western Yellowstriped
Armyworm |
672 |
168 |
0.002 |
$15.00
|
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Striped Flea Beetle |
50,000 |
1,000 |
0.009 |
$12.00
|
$0.11 |
0.000 |
0 |
| Darkling Beetles |
1,000 |
500 |
0.005 |
$12.00
|
$0.06 |
0.000 |
0 |
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| Percent Lost |
7.19 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,229 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$103.99 |
| Total Acres |
53,750 |
|
Spray applications |
5.620 |
|
At planting |
$0.84 |
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Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$9,815,599 |
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Eradication |
$1.78 |
| Total Bales lost |
12,693 |
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Scouting |
$7.99 |
| Bales lost in dollars |
$3,655,685
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Cost + loss/acre |
$182.62 |
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Total |
$114.60 |
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