Table 10b Arkansas Southeast Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
200,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
442,000 |
376,000 |
2.127 |
$8.00 |
$17.01 |
1.00 |
14,733 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
300,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
442,000 |
433,000 |
3.429 |
$8.00 |
$27.43 |
2.25 |
33,150 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
33,150 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
310,000 |
78,000 |
0.265 |
$18.00 |
$4.76 |
0.18 |
2,583 |
Thrips |
442,000 |
398,000 |
1.531 |
$7.50 |
$11.48 |
0.05 |
737 |
Beet Armyworm |
88,000 |
8,000 |
0.018 |
$10.00 |
$0.18 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
376,000 |
200,000 |
0.905 |
$10.00 |
$9.05 |
0.38 |
5,640 |
European Cornborer |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
442,000 |
230,000 |
0.520 |
$8.00 |
$4.16 |
0.00 |
0 |
Grasshoppers |
100,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
205,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
420,000 |
168,000 |
0.380 |
$9.00 |
$3.42 |
0.00 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
250,000 |
10,000 |
0.023 |
$9.00 |
$0.20 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Loopers |
150,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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 |
221,000 |
100,000 |
0.226 |
$3.50 |
$0.79 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
3.86 |
Est. yield/acre |
1,120 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$78.50 |
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Total Acres |
442,000 |
Spray applications |
9.423 |
At planting |
$9.90 |
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Bt use fees |
$20.27 |
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Cost + loss |
$73,279,380 |
Eradication |
$12.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
56,843 |
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Scouting |
$8.08 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$16,370,880 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$165.79 |
Total |
$128.75 |