Table 17 Missouri 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 |
264,534 |
76,230 |
0.257 |
$12.13 |
$3.12 |
0.93 |
9,672 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
38,115 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
385,000 |
385,000 |
3.300 |
$7.20 |
$23.76 |
3.68 |
38,372 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
148,649 |
28,028 |
0.102 |
$13.00 |
$1.32 |
0.19 |
2,013 |
|
Thrips |
385,000 |
207,258 |
0.538 |
$4.00 |
$2.15 |
1.05 |
10,948 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
49,550 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
762 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
243,795 |
53,361 |
0.139 |
$7.50 |
$1.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
3,850 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
202,048 |
8,008 |
0.021 |
$7.50 |
$0.16 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
22,869 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
120,467 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.85 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,108 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$31.56 |
|
Total Acres |
385,000 |
|
Spray applications |
4.357 |
|
At planting |
$9.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$17.15 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$46,575,681 |
|
Eradication |
$12.50 |
|
Total Bales lost |
61,005 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$5.10 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$17,569,464 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$120.98 |
|
Total |
$75.34 |