Table 19 North Carolina 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 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
806,000 |
736,100 |
0.795 |
$7.58 |
$6.02 |
2.53 |
42,367 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
806,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
806,000 |
46,760 |
0.058 |
$6.50 |
$0.38 |
0.10 |
1,673 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
264,000 |
20,000 |
0.025 |
$13.00 |
$0.32 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
806,000 |
575,000 |
0.927 |
$5.00 |
$4.64 |
0.80 |
13,385 |
Beet Armyworm |
5,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
80,000 |
1,080 |
0.000 |
$7.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
200,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
806,000 |
736,100 |
0.639 |
$8.00 |
$5.11 |
3.36 |
56,151 |
Grasshoppers |
80,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
806,000 |
59,800 |
0.074 |
$10.00 |
$0.74 |
0.00 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
56,000 |
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 |
335,000 |
35,000 |
0.043 |
$4.00 |
$0.17 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
6.79 |
Est. yield/acre |
827 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$17.39 |
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Total Acres |
806,000 |
Spray applications |
2.562 |
At planting |
$14.21 |
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Bt use fees |
$18.01 |
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Cost + loss |
$80,057,940 |
Eradication |
$3.50 |
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Total Bales lost |
113,576 |
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Scouting |
$5.63 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$32,709,840 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$99.33 |
Total |
$58.74 |