Table 16c Mississippi Hills 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 |
130,000 |
39,000 |
0.150 |
$8.00 |
$1.20 |
0.40 |
2,817 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
250,000 |
150,000 |
0.865 |
$8.25 |
$7.14 |
0.48 |
3,385 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
156,000 |
31,200 |
0.180 |
$12.00 |
$2.16 |
0.06 |
423 |
|
Thrips |
240,000 |
144,000 |
0.554 |
$5.00 |
$2.77 |
0.01 |
65 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
26,000 |
4,500 |
0.017 |
$9.00 |
$0.16 |
0.00 |
7 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
21,000 |
4,100 |
0.017 |
$9.00 |
$0.16 |
0.00 |
11 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
156,000 |
62,400 |
0.264 |
$7.00 |
$1.85 |
0.12 |
845 |
|
Grasshoppers |
8,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
208,000 |
83,200 |
0.320 |
$9.00 |
$2.88 |
0.08 |
563 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
8,000 |
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 |
6,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
4,500 |
1,100 |
0.004 |
$7.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
2 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
22,000 |
2,500 |
0.010 |
$8.00 |
$0.08 |
0.00 |
6 |
|
Cutworms |
15,000 |
21,000 |
0.081 |
$2.00 |
$0.16 |
0.00 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
1.15 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$18.58 |
|
Total Acres |
260,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.463 |
|
At planting |
$8.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$27.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$20,899,012 |
|
Eradication |
$12.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
8,129 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$5.25 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$2,341,092 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$80.38 |
|
Total |
$71.38 |