Table 19 North Carolina Summary 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 |
722,000 |
696,000 |
0.803 |
$8.00 |
$6.43 |
3.22 |
36,113 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
722,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
722,000 |
65,000 |
0.090 |
$6.50 |
$0.59 |
0.93 |
10,473 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
52,000 |
200 |
0.000 |
$13.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
722,000 |
299,000 |
0.456 |
$5.05 |
$2.30 |
0.10 |
1,121 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
72,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
270,000 |
11,000 |
0.015 |
$8.50 |
$0.13 |
0.00 |
43 |
|
European Cornborer |
361,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
722,000 |
708,000 |
0.670 |
$8.16 |
$5.47 |
6.38 |
71,481 |
|
Grasshoppers |
385,000 |
120 |
0.000 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
480,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
722,000 |
86,600 |
0.120 |
$10.00 |
$1.20 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
361,000 |
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 |
24,000 |
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 |
296,000 |
14,800 |
0.020 |
$4.00 |
$0.08 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
10.64 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
745 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$16.20 |
|
Total Acres |
722,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.175 |
|
At planting |
$11.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$16.20 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$69,297,956 |
|
Eradication |
$3.75 |
|
Total Bales lost |
119,230 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$1.15 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$34,338,211 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$95.98 |
|
Total |
$48.42 |