Table 16 Mississippi 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 |
0.000 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
1,093,750 |
864,437 |
0.760 |
$8.08 |
$6.14 |
1.313 |
49,579 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
7,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Lygus |
1,200,000 |
1,096,625 |
3.830 |
$8.55 |
$32.73 |
1.824 |
68,871 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
925,000 |
278,000 |
0.321 |
$12.60 |
$4.05 |
0.640 |
24,153 |
Thrips |
1,200,000 |
586,600 |
0.520 |
$5.36 |
$2.79 |
0.211 |
7,975 |
Beet Armyworm |
59,250 |
16,700 |
0.014 |
$9.50 |
$0.13 |
0.003 |
102 |
Fall Armyworm |
506,000 |
76,407 |
0.071 |
$11.22 |
$0.80 |
0.111 |
4,206 |
European Cornborer |
2,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
924,750 |
238,000 |
0.232 |
$7.00 |
$1.63 |
0.274 |
10,360 |
Grasshoppers |
88,775 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
36,200 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Aphids |
1,112,520 |
399,550 |
0.335 |
$9.19 |
$3.08 |
0.093 |
3,493 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
90,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Loopers |
176,500 |
5,300 |
0.004 |
$8.50 |
$0.04 |
0.001 |
57 |
Southern Armyworms |
4,200 |
1,350 |
0.001 |
$7.00 |
$0.01 |
0.000 |
1 |
Clouded Plant Bugs |
54,000 |
3,350 |
0.003 |
$8.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
7 |
Cutworms |
195,000 |
286,000 |
0.238 |
$2.00 |
$0.48 |
0.002 |
63 |
Percent Lost |
4.47 |
Est. yield/acre |
855 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$51.88 |
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Total Acres |
1,200,000 |
Spray applications |
6.330 |
At planting |
$8.55 |
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Bt use fees |
$19.10 |
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Cost + loss |
$162,811,300 |
Eradication |
$9.23 |
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Total Bales lost |
168,868 |
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Scouting |
$6.38 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$48,633,963 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$135.68 |
Total |
$95.15 |