Table 15 Louisiana Summary Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
6449 |
1529 |
0.002 |
$6.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
434,663 |
350,425 |
1.138 |
$8.14 |
$9.27 |
0.25 |
3,192 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
199,318 |
17,586 |
0.004 |
$7.13 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
106 |
|
Lygus |
475,617 |
473,315 |
5.339 |
$7.75 |
$41.38 |
2.76 |
34,935 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
130,233 |
31,725 |
0.075 |
$11.83 |
$0.89 |
0.01 |
97 |
|
Thrips |
406,831 |
221,536 |
0.485 |
$4.81 |
$2.33 |
0.04 |
502 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
172,281 |
48,471 |
0.078 |
$9.67 |
$0.76 |
0.01 |
132 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
155,900 |
38,626 |
0.062 |
$9.83 |
$0.61 |
0.02 |
278 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
377,299 |
350,425 |
1.138 |
$8.48 |
$9.65 |
0.26 |
3,309 |
|
Grasshoppers |
169,005 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
172,281 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
338,810 |
112,535 |
0.203 |
$7.79 |
$1.58 |
0.01 |
173 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
114,945 |
4,915 |
0.003 |
$7.47 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
278,763 |
93,578 |
0.130 |
$9.33 |
$1.21 |
0.01 |
142 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Slugs |
38,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.07 |
903 |
|
Cutworms |
113,156 |
268,783 |
0.588 |
$3.95 |
$2.32 |
0.00 |
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
3.46 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
889 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$70.07 |
|
Total Acres |
496,417 |
|
Spray applications |
9.246 |
|
At planting |
$6.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$25.70 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$72,140,064 |
|
Eradication |
$10.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
43,828 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.79 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$12,622,401 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$145.32 |
|
Total |
$119.89 |