Table 10 Arkansas Summary Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
800,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
930,000 |
570,000 |
1.263 |
$7.68 |
$9.70 |
1.20 |
34,875 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
800,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
930,000 |
930,000 |
4.000 |
$7.50 |
$30.00 |
2.79 |
81,084 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
825,000 |
162,000 |
0.241 |
$12.00 |
$2.90 |
0.04 |
1,289 |
|
Thrips |
930,000 |
930,000 |
1.700 |
$7.20 |
$12.24 |
0.27 |
7,847 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
200,000 |
25,000 |
0.027 |
$10.00 |
$0.27 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
715,000 |
250,000 |
0.269 |
$10.00 |
$2.69 |
0.06 |
1,781 |
|
European Cornborer |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
930,000 |
275,000 |
0.296 |
$8.00 |
$2.37 |
0.48 |
13,950 |
|
Grasshoppers |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
675,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
930,000 |
230,000 |
0.247 |
$9.00 |
$2.23 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
550,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
600,000 |
15,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
525,000 |
300,000 |
0.323 |
$3.50 |
$1.13 |
0.01 |
164 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
4.85 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,024 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$63.53 |
|
Total Acres |
930,000 |
|
Spray applications |
8.366 |
|
At planting |
$9.26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$20.18 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$147,545,000 |
|
Eradication |
$15.60 |
|
Total Bales lost |
140,991 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.41 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$40,605,300 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$158.65 |
|
Total |
$114.99 |