Table 13 Georgia Summary 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 |
1,070,000 |
560,000 |
0.645 |
$8.46 |
$5.45 |
1.97 |
49,688 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
670,000 |
165,000 |
0.136 |
$6.50 |
$0.89 |
0.28 |
6,979 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
11,000 |
500 |
0.000 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
1,010,000 |
135,000 |
0.112 |
$6.00 |
$0.67 |
0.08 |
2,104 |
Beet Armyworm |
40,000 |
20,000 |
0.017 |
$9.00 |
$0.15 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
165,000 |
40,000 |
0.033 |
$9.00 |
$0.30 |
0.03 |
688 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
1,050,000 |
980,000 |
1.992 |
$7.50 |
$14.94 |
1.74 |
43,750 |
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 |
830,000 |
115,000 |
0.095 |
$8.00 |
$0.76 |
0.07 |
1,729 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
28,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Loopers |
560,000 |
140,000 |
0.116 |
$10.00 |
$1.16 |
0.05 |
1,167 |
Southern Armyworms |
16,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
11,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
4.21 |
Est. yield/acre |
850 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$24.32 |
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Total Acres |
1,210,000 |
Spray applications |
3.145 |
At planting |
$9.01 |
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Bt use fees |
$16.88 |
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Cost + loss |
$101,700,500 |
Eradication |
$3.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
106,104 |
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Scouting |
$5.59 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$30,558,000 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$84.05 |
Total |
$58.80 |