Table 15 Louisiana Summary Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
311456 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
320,687 |
202,427 |
0.274 |
$8.42 |
$2.30 |
0.10 |
1,871 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
35,579 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
600,000 |
501,537 |
3.236 |
$9.25 |
$29.93 |
1.14 |
20,533 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
465,174 |
262,986 |
0.811 |
$21.56 |
$17.48 |
0.75 |
13,568 |
Thrips |
600,000 |
470,001 |
0.630 |
$3.61 |
$2.27 |
0.19 |
3,500 |
Beet Armyworm |
45,481 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
379,792 |
181,474 |
0.351 |
$11.25 |
$3.95 |
0.49 |
8,862 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
330,266 |
83,831 |
0.110 |
$7.42 |
$0.82 |
0.16 |
2,890 |
Grasshoppers |
325,976 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
151,003 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
600,000 |
424,987 |
0.685 |
$9.36 |
$6.42 |
0.10 |
1,750 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
153,892 |
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 |
501,001 |
153,575 |
0.150 |
$12.35 |
$1.85 |
0.07 |
1,282 |
Southern Armyworms |
45,126 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Slugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
0 |
488,380 |
0.788 |
$3.33 |
$2.62 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
3.00 |
Est. yield/acre |
925 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$67.64 |
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Total Acres |
620,000 |
Spray applications |
7.034 |
At planting |
$8.23 |
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Bt use fees |
$10.48 |
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Cost + loss |
$81,096,011 |
Eradication |
$10.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
54,256 |
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Scouting |
$9.25 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$15,625,609 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$130.80 |
Total |
$105.60 |