Table 15b Louisiana nonBt Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
345 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
30,426 |
22,389 |
1.160 |
$8.34 |
$9.67 |
0.35 |
301 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
16,092 |
2,301 |
0.007 |
$7.13 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
12 |
|
Lygus |
33,293 |
30,991 |
4.994 |
$7.75 |
$38.71 |
2.65 |
2,284 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
8,848 |
1,953 |
0.045 |
$8.50 |
$0.38 |
0.01 |
4 |
|
Thrips |
33,293 |
15,507 |
0.402 |
$4.81 |
$1.93 |
0.03 |
25 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
12,059 |
5,800 |
0.134 |
$9.67 |
$1.29 |
0.01 |
9 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
10,913 |
4,309 |
0.099 |
$9.83 |
$0.98 |
0.02 |
19 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
26,411 |
22,389 |
1.160 |
$8.20 |
$9.51 |
0.30 |
262 |
|
Grasshoppers |
11,830 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
12,059 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
18,367 |
5,737 |
0.132 |
$8.00 |
$1.06 |
0.01 |
9 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
8,046 |
344 |
0.003 |
$7.00 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
19,513 |
9,760 |
0.169 |
$9.33 |
$1.57 |
0.01 |
10 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Slugs |
3,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.01 |
9 |
|
Cutworms |
7,760 |
18,654 |
0.483 |
$3.30 |
$1.59 |
0.01 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
3.43 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
839 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$66.76 |
|
Total Acres |
34,749 |
|
Spray applications |
8.787 |
|
At planting |
$6.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$4,005,307 |
|
Eradication |
$10.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
2,950 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.73 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$849,524 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$115.26 |
|
Total |
$90.82 |