Table 8c Alabama South 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 |
260,000 |
156,000 |
0.900 |
$7.50 |
$6.75 |
2.500 |
14,219 |
|
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 |
240,000 |
20,000 |
0.077 |
$6.75 |
$0.52 |
0.462 |
2,625 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Thrips |
260,000 |
10,000 |
0.038 |
$5.50 |
$0.21 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
2,000 |
0.008 |
$15.00 |
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
52,000 |
10,000 |
0.042 |
$15.00 |
$0.63 |
0.060 |
341 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
260,000 |
208,000 |
1.600 |
$7.00 |
$11.20 |
2.000 |
11,375 |
|
Grasshoppers |
5,000 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$7.00 |
$0.03 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Aphids |
260,000 |
2,000 |
0.008 |
$10.00 |
$0.08 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
10,000 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$10.00 |
$0.04 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Loopers |
26,000 |
13,000 |
0.050 |
$14.00 |
$0.70 |
0.010 |
57 |
|
Southern Armyworms |
195,000 |
10,000 |
0.038 |
$7.00 |
$0.27 |
0.075 |
427 |
|
Leaf Footed Bug |
86,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Cutworms |
5,000 |
8,000 |
0.031 |
$4.00 |
$0.12 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.11 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
650 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$20.67 |
|
Total Acres |
260,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.800 |
|
At planting |
$11.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$20.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$23,746,510 |
|
Eradication |
$4.48 |
|
Total Bales lost |
29,043 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$3.00 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$8,364,510 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$91.33 |
|
Total |
$59.16 |