Table 12 Florida 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 |
13,500 |
9,000 |
0.120 |
$14.10 |
$1.69 |
0.45 |
1,013 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
900 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
18,000 |
3,100 |
0.034 |
$7.00 |
$0.24 |
0.20 |
450 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
32,400 |
3,150 |
0.035 |
$7.30 |
$0.26 |
0.18 |
405 |
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
11,250 |
1,800 |
0.020 |
$17.00 |
$0.34 |
0.06 |
141 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
78,300 |
76,500 |
1.275 |
$10.75 |
$13.71 |
2.61 |
5,873 |
Grasshoppers |
300 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
90,000 |
1,350 |
0.015 |
$9.50 |
$0.14 |
0.10 |
225 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Loopers |
2,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
33,500 |
680 |
0.008 |
$11.25 |
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
Yellowstriped Armyworms |
3,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
3.60 |
Est. yield/acre |
675 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$16.46 |
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Total Acres |
90,000 |
Spray applications |
1.507 |
At planting |
$8.80 |
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Bt use fees |
$20.35 |
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Cost + loss |
$7,530,258 |
Eradication |
$5.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
8,106 |
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Scouting |
$7.12 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$2,334,420 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$83.67 |
Total |
$57.73 |