Table 10 Arkansas Summary Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
700,000 |
500,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
1,000,000 |
776,000 |
1.495 |
$7.61 |
$11.38 |
0.97 |
32,171 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
800,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
1,000,000 |
991,000 |
2.555 |
$7.79 |
$19.90 |
1.66 |
54,947 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
33,150 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
785,000 |
343,000 |
0.757 |
$18.00 |
$13.62 |
0.64 |
21,138 |
Thrips |
1,000,000 |
956,000 |
1.578 |
$7.21 |
$11.37 |
0.15 |
5,096 |
Beet Armyworm |
388,000 |
108,000 |
0.105 |
$10.00 |
$1.05 |
0.06 |
1,875 |
Fall Armyworm |
801,000 |
550,000 |
1.068 |
$10.00 |
$10.68 |
0.37 |
12,281 |
European Cornborer |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
1,000,000 |
430,000 |
0.417 |
$8.00 |
$3.34 |
0.13 |
4,359 |
Grasshoppers |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
630,000 |
25,000 |
0.024 |
$7.50 |
$0.18 |
0.01 |
266 |
Aphids |
820,000 |
218,000 |
0.212 |
$9.00 |
$1.90 |
0.00 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
550,000 |
10,000 |
0.010 |
$9.00 |
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Loopers |
550,000 |
10,000 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
125 |
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
496,000 |
250,000 |
0.243 |
$3.50 |
$0.85 |
0.01 |
172 |
Percent Lost |
4.00 |
Est. yield/acre |
983 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$74.37 |
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Total Acres |
1,030,000 |
Spray applications |
8.463 |
At planting |
$9.19 |
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Bt use fees |
$18.23 |
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Cost + loss |
$165,130,580 |
Eradication |
$14.90 |
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Total Bales lost |
132,429 |
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Scouting |
$6.60 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$38,139,630 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$160.32 |
Total |
$123.29 |