Table 18 New Mexico Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
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Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
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Boll Weevil |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Bollworm/Budworm |
67,000 |
60,300 |
0.839 |
$18.00 |
$15.10 |
2.52 |
4,884 |
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|
Pink Bollworm |
1,850 |
450 |
0.006 |
$24.00 |
$0.15 |
0.10 |
200 |
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|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Lygus |
6,000 |
2,500 |
0.035 |
$8.00 |
$0.28 |
0.33 |
648 |
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|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Thrips |
4,500 |
500 |
0.007 |
$7.80 |
$0.05 |
0.31 |
608 |
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|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Stink Bugs |
4,200 |
840 |
0.012 |
$8.40 |
$0.10 |
0.12 |
227 |
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|
Grasshoppers |
1,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.01 |
16 |
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|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Aphids |
12,000 |
3,600 |
0.050 |
$22.52 |
$1.13 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
380 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Loopers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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|
Cutworms |
1,700 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.04 |
69 |
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|
Percent Lost |
3.43 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
821 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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|
Foliar insecticide |
$16.81 |
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|
Total Acres |
71,862 |
|
Spray applications |
0.949 |
|
At planting |
$3.01 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$4.35 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$5,333,295 |
|
Eradication* |
$18.61 |
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|
Total Bales lost |
6,651 |
|
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|
Scouting |
$4.79 |
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|
Bales lost in dollars |
$1,915,618 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$74.22 |
|
Total |
$47.56 |
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* Eradication cost is both Boll Weevil and Pink Bollworm |
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