Table 21 South Carolina 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 |
218,000 |
190,000 |
1.743 |
$7.50 |
$13.07 |
3.00 |
13,625 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
80,000 |
15,000 |
0.069 |
$7.50 |
$0.52 |
0.11 |
500 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
210,000 |
40,000 |
0.183 |
$7.00 |
$1.28 |
0.72 |
3,281 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
1,000 |
500 |
0.002 |
$13.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
200,000 |
160,000 |
1.101 |
$8.00 |
$8.81 |
2.29 |
10,417 |
|
Grasshoppers |
10,000 |
500 |
0.005 |
$8.00 |
$0.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
200,000 |
10,000 |
0.069 |
$9.50 |
$0.65 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
500 |
200 |
0.001 |
$10.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
6.13 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
815 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$24.41 |
|
Total Acres |
218,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.173 |
|
At planting |
$15.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$15.38 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$22,613,750 |
|
Eradication |
$4.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
27,823 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$7.52 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$8,013,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$103.73 |
|
Total |
$66.98 |