Table 23h Texas Northern Rolling Plains Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
50,000 |
50,000 |
3.448 |
$8.25 |
$28.45 |
5.69 |
4,469 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
54,000 |
35,000 |
0.664 |
$12.50 |
$8.30 |
3.26 |
2,559 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
58,000 |
48,000 |
0.828 |
$5.75 |
$4.76 |
1.50 |
1,178 |
|
Lygus |
12,000 |
2,000 |
0.034 |
$8.50 |
$0.29 |
0.02 |
16 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
1,500 |
600 |
0.010 |
$12.00 |
$0.12 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
55,000 |
55,000 |
0.948 |
$5.75 |
$5.45 |
0.47 |
372 |
|
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 |
18,000 |
2,000 |
0.034 |
$5.50 |
$0.19 |
0.03 |
24 |
|
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 |
32,000 |
10,000 |
0.172 |
$7.00 |
$1.21 |
0.06 |
43 |
|
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 |
11.03 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
550 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$48.77 |
|
Total Acres |
58,000 |
|
Spray applications |
6.140 |
|
At planting |
$6.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$8.33 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$6,412,030 |
|
Eradication |
$0.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
8,663 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.80 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$2,494,830 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$110.55 |
|
Total |
$67.54 |