Table 11 California Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
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 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
14,771 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
32,215 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
590,848 |
147,712 |
0.200 |
$27.00 |
$5.40 |
0.40 |
9,847 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
32,215 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
723,789 |
516,992 |
0.700 |
$30.00 |
$21.00 |
0.49 |
12,063 |
|
Thrips |
731,174 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
369,280 |
59,085 |
0.080 |
$18.00 |
$1.44 |
0.10 |
2,462 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
664,704 |
246,725 |
0.334 |
$18.00 |
$6.01 |
0.18 |
4,431 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
7,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
627,776 |
369,280 |
0.750 |
$33.00 |
$24.75 |
0.85 |
20,926 |
|
Loopers |
73,856 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
2.02 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,484 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$58.60 |
|
Total Acres |
738,560 |
|
Spray applications |
2.064 |
|
At planting |
$1.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.39 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$63,421,135 |
|
Eradication ( PBW) |
$2.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
49,730 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.79 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$14,322,156 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$85.87 |
|
Total |
$66.48 |