Table 22b Tennessee non Bt 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 |
35,000 |
10,000 |
0.371 |
$8.00 |
$2.97 |
3.03 |
2,099 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
350 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
35,000 |
26,250 |
0.900 |
$8.00 |
$7.20 |
0.40 |
277 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
17,500 |
2,765 |
0.111 |
$10.25 |
$1.13 |
0.07 |
45 |
|
Thrips |
35,000 |
10,500 |
0.300 |
$5.95 |
$1.79 |
0.30 |
208 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
300 |
40 |
0.001 |
$9.50 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
5,250 |
80 |
0.002 |
$9.00 |
$0.02 |
0.04 |
26 |
|
European Cornborer |
200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
29,450 |
11,050 |
0.347 |
$8.00 |
$2.78 |
0.46 |
321 |
|
Grasshoppers |
1,475 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
35,000 |
110 |
0.003 |
$8.20 |
$0.03 |
0.02 |
14 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
735 |
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 |
650 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Clouded Plant Bugs |
26,250 |
22,105 |
0.758 |
$8.50 |
$6.44 |
0.79 |
546 |
|
Cutworms |
3,685 |
22,695 |
0.648 |
$1.50 |
$0.97 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.11 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
820 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$23.34 |
|
Total Acres |
35,000 |
|
Spray applications |
3.442 |
|
At planting |
$8.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$2,710,707 |
|
Eradication |
$12.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
3,536 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.55 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$1,018,449 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$77.45 |
|
Total |
$48.35 |