Table 16a Mississippi Delta Bt 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 |
662,625 |
530,100 |
0.760 |
$8.00 |
$6.08 |
1.43 |
33,131 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
4,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
697,500 |
662,625 |
5.225 |
$8.25 |
$43.11 |
2.50 |
58,125 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
348,750 |
69,750 |
0.100 |
$12.75 |
$1.28 |
0.13 |
2,906 |
|
Thrips |
697,500 |
209,250 |
0.330 |
$5.00 |
$1.65 |
0.25 |
5,813 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
34,875 |
10,462 |
0.015 |
$9.00 |
$0.13 |
0.00 |
29 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
209,250 |
20,925 |
0.030 |
$9.00 |
$0.27 |
0.06 |
1,395 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
418,500 |
83,700 |
0.144 |
$7.00 |
$1.01 |
0.15 |
3,488 |
|
Grasshoppers |
69,750 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
26,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
453,375 |
181,350 |
0.260 |
$9.00 |
$2.34 |
0.07 |
1,511 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
75,000 |
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 |
50,000 |
8,000 |
0.006 |
$8.50 |
$0.05 |
0.00 |
42 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
5,000 |
400 |
0.001 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
125,000 |
225,000 |
0.323 |
$2.00 |
$0.65 |
0.00 |
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
4.58 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,100 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$56.56 |
|
Total Acres |
697,500 |
|
Spray applications |
7.193 |
|
At planting |
$8.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$28.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$106,022,892 |
|
Eradication |
$8.25 |
|
Total Bales lost |
106,481 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.13 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$30,666,570 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$152.00 |
|
Total |
$108.04 |