Table 16 Mississippi Summary 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 |
910,125 |
668,850 |
0.647 |
$8.10 |
$5.24 |
1.29 |
44,806 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
6,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
1,083,500 |
933,050 |
3.899 |
$8.25 |
$32.17 |
1.94 |
67,152 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
573,500 |
116,825 |
0.126 |
$12.40 |
$1.56 |
0.11 |
3,733 |
|
Thrips |
1,073,125 |
415,337 |
0.397 |
$5.00 |
$1.98 |
0.19 |
6,508 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
80,875 |
20,762 |
0.019 |
$9.00 |
$0.17 |
0.00 |
62 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
270,250 |
36,525 |
0.036 |
$9.00 |
$0.32 |
0.05 |
1,610 |
|
European Cornborer |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
666,500 |
172,100 |
0.177 |
$7.00 |
$1.24 |
0.14 |
4,906 |
|
Grasshoppers |
83,250 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
35,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
786,375 |
306,550 |
0.279 |
$9.00 |
$2.51 |
0.07 |
2,457 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
108,200 |
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 |
65,300 |
9,200 |
0.005 |
$8.50 |
$0.04 |
0.00 |
44 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
5,600 |
1,650 |
0.002 |
$7.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
3 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
41,000 |
3,350 |
0.003 |
$8.00 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
6 |
|
Cutworms |
160,500 |
286,000 |
0.260 |
$2.00 |
$0.52 |
0.00 |
52 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
3.79 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,011 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$45.79 |
|
Total Acres |
1,100,000 |
|
Spray applications |
5.849 |
|
At planting |
$8.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$24.14 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$141,173,028 |
|
Eradication |
$9.22 |
|
Total Bales lost |
131,338 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.57 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$37,825,486 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$128.34 |
|
Total |
$93.95 |