Table 8a Alabama North 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 |
200,000 |
60,000 |
0.243 |
$8.00 |
$1.95 |
0.405 |
2,708 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Lygus |
246,639 |
205,000 |
1.496 |
$6.75 |
$10.10 |
2.000 |
13,360 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
160,000 |
60,000 |
0.292 |
$9.60 |
$2.80 |
0.487 |
3,250 |
|
Thrips |
246,639 |
100,000 |
0.487 |
$4.40 |
$2.14 |
0.500 |
3,340 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
160,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Grasshoppers |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
240,000 |
50,000 |
0.203 |
$9.20 |
$1.87 |
0.243 |
1,625 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
3,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
100,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
60,000 |
50,000 |
0.203 |
$4.00 |
$0.81 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
3.64 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
818 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$19.66 |
|
Total Acres |
246,639 |
|
Spray applications |
2.923 |
|
At planting |
$12.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$16.66 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$21,246,036 |
|
Eradication |
$4.50 |
|
Total Bales lost |
24,283 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$4.60 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$6,993,461 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$86.14 |
|
Total |
$57.79 |