Table 13a Georgia Bt Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
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 |
800,000 |
350,000 |
0.480 |
$7.00 |
$3.36 |
0.78 |
16,667 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
200,000 |
120,000 |
0.129 |
$6.00 |
$0.78 |
0.04 |
833 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
50,000 |
4,000 |
0.004 |
$10.00 |
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
900,000 |
90,000 |
0.088 |
$5.00 |
$0.44 |
0.09 |
1,875 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
25,000 |
5,000 |
0.005 |
$10.00 |
$0.05 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
90,000 |
50,000 |
0.054 |
$9.00 |
$0.49 |
0.02 |
375 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
900,000 |
800,000 |
1.569 |
$7.00 |
$10.98 |
0.88 |
18,750 |
|
Grasshoppers |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.005 |
$7.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
500,000 |
60,000 |
0.059 |
$8.00 |
$0.47 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.001 |
$12.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
200,000 |
20,000 |
0.020 |
$10.00 |
$0.20 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.005 |
$7.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
10,000 |
5,000 |
0.005 |
$7.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
1.81 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
700 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$16.92 |
|
Total Acres |
1,020,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.424 |
|
At planting |
$9.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$26.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$73,324,000 |
|
Eradication |
$3.50 |
|
Total Bales lost |
38,500 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$5.60 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$11,088,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$71.89 |
|
Total |
$61.02 |