Table 9 Arizona Summary 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 |
137,665 |
21,624 |
0.083 |
$12.48 |
$1.04 |
0.179 |
1,679 |
|
Pink Bollworm |
119,629 |
28,001 |
0.329 |
$13.18 |
$4.34 |
0.582 |
5,445 |
|
Cotton Fleahopper |
182,336 |
30,455 |
0.101 |
$10.39 |
1.05 |
0.183 |
1,713 |
|
Lygus |
216,573 |
164,110 |
0.827 |
$15.11 |
$12.50 |
2.126 |
19,881 |
|
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
63,737 |
481 |
0.002 |
$11.75 |
$0.02 |
0.002 |
23 |
|
Spider Mites |
76,447 |
21,016 |
0.086 |
$18.73 |
$1.62 |
0.126 |
1,175 |
|
Thrips |
220,186 |
29,750 |
0.075 |
$8.00 |
$0.60 |
0.093 |
865 |
|
Beet Armyworm |
109,731 |
17,900 |
0.045 |
$11.99 |
$0.54 |
0.036 |
341 |
|
Fall Armyworm |
48,742 |
1,357 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
11 |
|
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Stink Bugs |
134,321 |
31,535 |
0.075 |
$14.06 |
$1.05 |
0.149 |
1,397 |
|
Grasshoppers |
82,753 |
8,996 |
0.019 |
$14.65 |
$0.27 |
0.021 |
199 |
|
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
83,135 |
13,995 |
0.055 |
$12.61 |
$0.69 |
0.028 |
263 |
|
Aphids |
74,212 |
1,163 |
0.002 |
$15.00 |
$0.03 |
0.009 |
80 |
|
Banded Winged Whitefly |
111,530 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
|
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
235,375 |
178,500 |
0.975 |
$30.15 |
$29.40 |
1.565 |
14,633 |
|
Loopers |
72,602 |
4,421 |
0.007 |
$10.00 |
$0.07 |
0.011 |
101 |
|
Yellowstriped Armyworms |
47,600 |
4,284 |
0.002 |
$12.00 |
$0.02 |
0.005 |
48 |
|
Darkling Beetles |
9,447 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
6 |
|
Cutworms |
28,297 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Lost |
5.12 |
|
Est. yield/acre |
1,486 |
|
|
Cost/ Acre |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$53.24 |
|
Total Acres |
238,000 |
|
Spray applications |
2.683 |
|
At planting |
$0.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$25.34 |
|
|
|
|
Cost + loss |
$35,198,377 |
|
Eradication |
$1.63 |
|
Total Bales lost |
47,867 |
|
|
|
|
Scouting |
$9.45 |
|
Bales lost in dollars |
$13,785,679 |
|
Cost + loss/acre |
$147.89 |
|
Total |
$89.97 |
Official Arizona Cotton Losses may be seen on the Arizona WEB http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/cil/cil.html