Table 8 Summary Alabama Cotton Insect Losses – 2004
|
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
|
Boll Weevil |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Bollworm/Budworm |
540,000 |
226,000 |
0.518 |
$7.57 |
$3.92 |
1.327 |
18,510 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
566,639 |
227,000 |
0.667 |
$6.74 |
$4.49 |
1.203 |
16,776 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
161,000 |
60,000 |
0.123 |
$9.60 |
$1.18 |
0.233 |
3,250 |
|
Thrips |
586,639 |
118,000 |
0.235 |
$4.50 |
$1.06 |
0.239 |
3,340 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
15,000 |
2,000 |
0.003 |
$15.00 |
$0.05 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
72,000 |
10,000 |
0.019 |
$15.00 |
$0.28 |
0.024 |
341 |
|
European Cornborer |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
500,000 |
248,000 |
0.777 |
$6.89 |
$5.36 |
0.872 |
12,167 |
|
Grasshoppers |
47,000 |
11,000 |
0.019 |
$6.77 |
$0.13 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
580,000 |
54,000 |
0.092 |
$9.24 |
$0.85 |
0.116 |
1,625 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
13,000 |
1,000 |
0.002 |
$10.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
131,000 |
14,000 |
0.024 |
$14.04 |
$0.33 |
0.004 |
57 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
196,000 |
10,000 |
0.017 |
$7.00 |
$0.12 |
0.031 |
427 |
|
Leaf Footed Bug |
86,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
68,000 |
64,000 |
0.109 |
$3.81 |
$0.42 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
4.05 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
724 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$18.21 |
|
Total Acres |
586,639 |
|
Spray applications |
2.605 |
|
At planting |
$11.78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.45 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$49,366,046 |
|
Eradication |
$4.49 |
|
Total Bales lost |
56,493 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.48 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$16,269,971 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$84.15 |
|
Total |
$56.42 |