Table 8b Alabama Central 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 |
80,000 |
10,000 |
0.125 |
$6.75 |
$0.84 |
1.000 |
1,583 |
|
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 |
80,000 |
2,000 |
0.025 |
$5.50 |
$0.14 |
0.500 |
792 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
80,000 |
8,000 |
0.100 |
$4.75 |
$0.48 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
80,000 |
40,000 |
0.500 |
$5.75 |
$2.88 |
0.500 |
792 |
|
Grasshoppers |
40,000 |
10,000 |
0.125 |
$6.75 |
$0.84 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
80,000 |
2,000 |
0.025 |
$9.50 |
$0.24 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
5,000 |
1,000 |
0.013 |
$14.50 |
$0.18 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
3,000 |
6,000 |
0.075 |
$2.00 |
$0.15 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
2.00 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
675 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$5.74 |
|
Total Acres |
80,000 |
|
Spray applications |
0.988 |
|
At planting |
$12.50 |
|
Harvested acres |
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.90 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$4,373,500 |
|
Eradication |
$4.50 |
|
Total Bales lost |
3,167 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$1.63 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$912,000 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$54.67 |
|
Total |
$43.27 |