Table 23f Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
207,171 |
180,000 |
4.344 |
$7.00 |
$30.41 |
4.00 |
17,264 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
207,171 |
40,000 |
0.193 |
$15.00 |
$2.90 |
0.75 |
3,237 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
207,171 |
100,000 |
0.483 |
$6.00 |
$2.90 |
0.25 |
1,079 |
|
Lygus |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
30,000 |
5,000 |
0.024 |
$10.00 |
$0.24 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
207,171 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
20,000 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
207,171 |
150,000 |
0.724 |
$7.00 |
$5.07 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
207,171 |
50 |
0.000 |
$12.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
200,000 |
10,000 |
0.048 |
$7.50 |
$0.36 |
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 |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.00 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
793 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$41.88 |
|
Total Acres |
207,171 |
|
Spray applications |
5.817 |
|
At planting |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$3.62 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$16,559,480 |
|
Eradication |
$0.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
21,580 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.43 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$6,215,130 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$79.93 |
|
Total |
$49.93 |