Table 13a Georgia Bt Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
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 |
950,000 |
500,000 |
0.558 |
$8.00 |
$4.47 |
1.33 |
29,688 |
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 |
600,000 |
150,000 |
0.140 |
$6.50 |
$0.91 |
0.28 |
6,250 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
10,000 |
500 |
0.000 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
900,000 |
120,000 |
0.112 |
$6.00 |
$0.67 |
0.08 |
1,875 |
Beet Armyworm |
25,000 |
10,000 |
0.009 |
$9.00 |
$0.08 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
150,000 |
30,000 |
0.028 |
$9.00 |
$0.25 |
0.03 |
625 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
950,000 |
900,000 |
2.093 |
$7.50 |
$15.70 |
1.77 |
39,583 |
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 |
750,000 |
100,000 |
0.093 |
$8.00 |
$0.74 |
0.07 |
1,563 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
25,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Loopers |
500,000 |
125,000 |
0.116 |
$10.00 |
$1.16 |
0.05 |
1,042 |
Southern Armyworms |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
3.60 |
Est. yield/acre |
850 |
|
Cost/ Acre |
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|
|
|
|
Foliar insecticide |
$23.99 |
||
Total Acres |
1,075,000 |
Spray applications |
3.149 |
At planting |
$9.02 |
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|
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$19.00 |
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|
|
Cost + loss |
$88,355,000 |
Eradication |
$3.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
80,625 |
|
|
Scouting |
$5.58 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$23,220,000 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$82.19 |
Total |
$60.59 |