Table 23a Texas Upper Coastal Bend Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
186,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
186,000 |
137,640 |
1.110 |
$11.83 |
$13.13 |
2.00 |
9,300 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
186,000 |
148,800 |
1.200 |
$6.00 |
$7.20 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
150,000 |
45,000 |
0.242 |
$6.70 |
$1.62 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
50,000 |
2,000 |
0.011 |
$7.50 |
$0.08 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
186,000 |
111,600 |
0.600 |
$5.90 |
$3.54 |
2.50 |
11,625 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
35,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
20,000 |
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 |
186,000 |
150,000 |
0.806 |
$9.50 |
$7.66 |
3.00 |
13,950 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
186,000 |
100,000 |
0.538 |
$7.55 |
$4.06 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
120,000 |
85,000 |
0.457 |
$10.00 |
$4.57 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
105,000 |
35,000 |
0.188 |
$11.00 |
$2.07 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
18,000 |
2,000 |
0.011 |
$9.00 |
$0.10 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
110,000 |
50,000 |
0.269 |
$7.60 |
$2.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
7.50 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
786 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$46.07 |
|
Total Acres |
186,000 |
|
Spray applications |
5.432 |
|
At planting |
$8.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$12.10 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$27,479,019 |
|
Eradication |
$20.20 |
|
Total Bales lost |
34,875 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$6.38 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$10,044,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$147.74 |
|
Total |
$93.74 |