Table 17 Missouri 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 |
240,500 |
80,560 |
0.051 |
$12.13 |
$0.62 |
0.27 |
3,758 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
40,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
400,000 |
285,000 |
0.648 |
$7.20 |
$4.66 |
0.23 |
3,125 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
225,100 |
50,050 |
0.046 |
$13.00 |
$0.59 |
0.13 |
1,759 |
Thrips |
415,000 |
385,000 |
0.350 |
$4.00 |
$1.40 |
0.24 |
3,242 |
Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
4,000 |
0.003 |
$10.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
5,000 |
2,000 |
0.001 |
$10.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
150,000 |
25,000 |
0.011 |
$7.50 |
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
Grasshoppers |
1,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.000 |
$7.50 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
15,000 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
30,000 |
10,000 |
0.007 |
$3.33 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
0.86 |
Est. yield/acre |
988 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$7.42 |
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Total Acres |
440,000 |
Spray applications |
1.117 |
At planting |
$0.32 |
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Bt use fees |
$5.88 |
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Cost + loss |
$17,001,064 |
Eradication |
$12.65 |
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Total Bales lost |
11,884 |
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Scouting |
$4.59 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$3,422,475 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$38.64 |
Total |
$30.86 |