Table 15b Louisiana nonBt Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
60000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
59,825 |
38,976 |
0.487 |
$12.00 |
$5.85 |
0.15 |
349 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
22,389 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
80,000 |
76,339 |
3.817 |
$9.25 |
$35.31 |
1.00 |
2,333 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
68,394 |
41,887 |
1.309 |
$21.56 |
$28.22 |
0.85 |
1,995 |
Thrips |
80,000 |
71,883 |
0.899 |
$3.61 |
$3.24 |
0.20 |
467 |
Beet Armyworm |
2,497 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
41,667 |
22,564 |
0.338 |
$11.25 |
$3.81 |
0.42 |
972 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
37,221 |
5,497 |
0.069 |
$7.42 |
$0.51 |
0.14 |
326 |
Grasshoppers |
40,864 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
14,668 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
80,000 |
48,652 |
0.608 |
$9.36 |
$5.69 |
0.10 |
233 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
11,557 |
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 |
61,334 |
32,119 |
0.401 |
$12.35 |
$4.96 |
0.00 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
1,899 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Slugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
0 |
62,389 |
0.780 |
$3.50 |
$2.73 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
2.86 |
Est. yield/acre |
925 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$90.32 |
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Total Acres |
80,000 |
Spray applications |
8.708 |
At planting |
$8.50 |
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Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$11,388,192 |
Eradication |
$10.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
6,675 |
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Scouting |
$9.51 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$1,922,415 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$142.35 |
Total |
$118.32 |