Table 16d Mississippi Hills nonBt 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 |
40,000 |
30,000 |
0.692 |
$8.50 |
$5.88 |
0.92 |
1,625 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
58,500 |
46,800 |
0.792 |
$8.25 |
$6.53 |
0.27 |
475 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
30,000 |
12,000 |
0.277 |
$12.00 |
$3.32 |
0.05 |
81 |
|
Thrips |
62,000 |
40,000 |
0.615 |
$5.00 |
$3.08 |
0.01 |
17 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
14,000 |
1,600 |
0.025 |
$9.00 |
$0.22 |
0.00 |
6 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
17,000 |
3,500 |
0.059 |
$9.00 |
$0.53 |
0.01 |
12 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
32,000 |
14,000 |
0.215 |
$7.00 |
$1.51 |
0.10 |
173 |
|
Grasshoppers |
1,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
55,000 |
22,000 |
0.338 |
$9.00 |
$3.05 |
0.08 |
149 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
3,200 |
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 |
2,300 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
1,100 |
550 |
0.008 |
$7.00 |
$0.06 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
12,000 |
200 |
0.003 |
$8.00 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
5,500 |
11,000 |
0.169 |
$2.00 |
$0.34 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
1.44 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$24.55 |
|
Total Acres |
65,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.195 |
|
At planting |
$8.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$4,004,210 |
|
Eradication |
$12.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
2,540 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$5.25 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$731,500 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$61.60 |
|
Total |
$50.35 |