Table 12 Florida 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 |
16,000 |
9,000 |
0.144 |
$13.20 |
$1.90 |
1.02 |
2,100 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
18,000 |
5,200 |
0.083 |
$8.25 |
$0.68 |
0.33 |
669 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
22,000 |
9,100 |
0.097 |
$7.60 |
$0.74 |
0.47 |
963 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
16,000 |
7,100 |
0.076 |
$14.80 |
$1.12 |
0.34 |
700 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
54,500 |
50,000 |
0.798 |
$10.90 |
$8.70 |
3.07 |
6,319 |
|
Grasshoppers |
200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
28,000 |
400 |
0.004 |
$9.50 |
$0.04 |
0.06 |
123 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
550 |
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 |
1,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
14,000 |
250 |
0.003 |
$11.25 |
$0.03 |
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 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.29 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
650 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$13.20 |
|
Total Acres |
94,000 |
|
Spray applications |
1.204 |
|
At planting |
$9.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$26.10 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$8,968,678 |
|
Eradication |
$6.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
10,873 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.14 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$3,131,415 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$95.41 |
|
Total |
$62.10 |