Table 23i Texas Southern Blacklands Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
115,000 |
115,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
100,000 |
36,000 |
0.360 |
$11.50 |
$4.14 |
6.15 |
17,500 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
130,000 |
122,000 |
1.877 |
$8.50 |
$15.95 |
3.00 |
8,531 |
|
Lygus |
12,000 |
3,000 |
0.023 |
$9.00 |
$0.21 |
0.09 |
263 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
8,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
15,000 |
4,000 |
0.031 |
$14.50 |
$0.45 |
0.17 |
492 |
|
Thrips |
130,000 |
28,000 |
0.215 |
$7.00 |
$1.51 |
0.50 |
1,422 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
1,500 |
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 |
12,000 |
5,000 |
0.038 |
$10.00 |
$0.38 |
0.09 |
263 |
|
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
2,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
35,000 |
4,000 |
0.031 |
$8.00 |
$0.25 |
0.13 |
383 |
|
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 |
10.15 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
773 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$22.89 |
|
Total Acres |
130,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.575 |
|
At planting |
$6.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.28 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$17,537,900 |
|
Eradication |
$20.00 |
|
Total Bales lost |
28,853 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.63 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$8,309,700 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$134.91 |
|
Total |
$70.99 |