Table 16a Mississippi Delta Bt 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 |
726,750 |
617,737 |
0.807 |
$8.00 |
$6.46 |
1.43 |
36,338 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
765,000 |
750,000 |
4.902 |
$8.50 |
$41.67 |
2.30 |
58,650 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
600,000 |
200,000 |
0.392 |
$12.75 |
$5.00 |
0.78 |
20,000 |
Thrips |
765,000 |
375,000 |
0.539 |
$5.50 |
$2.97 |
0.25 |
6,375 |
Beet Armyworm |
26,750 |
12,000 |
0.016 |
$9.50 |
$0.15 |
0.00 |
22 |
Fall Armyworm |
425,000 |
49,500 |
0.065 |
$11.25 |
$0.73 |
0.14 |
3,542 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
625,000 |
135,500 |
0.230 |
$7.00 |
$1.61 |
0.29 |
7,292 |
Grasshoppers |
73,525 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
24,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
695,000 |
255,000 |
0.333 |
$9.25 |
$3.08 |
0.09 |
2,317 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
65,000 |
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 |
125,000 |
2,500 |
0.003 |
$8.50 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
42 |
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Clouded Plant Bugs |
11,000 |
400 |
0.001 |
$8.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
145,500 |
225,000 |
0.294 |
$2.00 |
$0.59 |
0.00 |
49 |
Percent Lost |
5.28 |
Est. yield/acre |
910 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$62.28 |
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Total Acres |
765,000 |
Spray applications |
7.583 |
At planting |
$8.55 |
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Bt use fees |
$22.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$121,074,703 |
Eradication |
$8.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
134,627 |
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Scouting |
$6.75 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$38,772,432 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$158.27 |
Total |
$107.58 |