Table 23e Texas Far West Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
220,000 |
40,000 |
0.081 |
$9.38 |
$0.76 |
0.22 |
1,474 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
93,581 |
25,581 |
0.156 |
$10.56 |
$1.65 |
0.15 |
978 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
200,000 |
11,000 |
0.022 |
$5.82 |
$0.13 |
0.28 |
1,875 |
|
Lygus |
5,000 |
1,500 |
0.003 |
$13.50 |
$0.04 |
0.01 |
54 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
300,000 |
3,000 |
0.006 |
$5.00 |
$0.03 |
0.09 |
563 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
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 |
81,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
3,000 |
1,200 |
0.002 |
$4.50 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
1 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
32,500 |
200 |
0.000 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
0.75 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
495 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$2.63 |
|
Total Acres |
492,000 |
|
Spray applications |
0.272 |
|
At planting |
$0.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$3.29 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$7,468,924 |
|
Eradication |
$5.85 |
|
Total Bales lost |
4,944 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$0.27 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$1,423,923 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$15.18 |
|
Total |
$12.29 |