Table 11 California Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
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 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
3,183 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Pink Bollworm |
25,000 |
1,500 |
0.002 |
$9.00 |
$0.02 |
0.019 |
456 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
509,284 |
254,642 |
0.459 |
$27.00 |
$12.39 |
3.82 |
92,838 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
623,873 |
572,945 |
1.463 |
$30.00 |
$43.89 |
1.87 |
45,491 |
Thrips |
630,239 |
1 |
0.000 |
$15.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Beet Armyworm |
318,303 |
3,056 |
0.003 |
$18.00 |
$0.05 |
0.02 |
580 |
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
572,945 |
318,303 |
0.397 |
$18.00 |
$7.14 |
0.86 |
20,889 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
381,963 |
20,000 |
0.030 |
$33.00 |
$0.99 |
0.01 |
139 |
Loopers |
63,661 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
6.61 |
Est. yield/acre |
1,252 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$64.48 |
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Total Acres |
665,830 |
Spray applications |
2.354 |
At planting |
$2.63 |
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Bt use fees |
$0.41 |
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Cost + loss |
$99,420,804 |
Eradication ( PBW) |
$5.22 |
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Total Bales lost |
160,393 |
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Scouting |
$7.21 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$46,193,131 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$149.32 |
Total |
$79.94 |