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