Table 19b North Carolina non 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 |
80,000 |
78,400 |
2.254 |
$6.50 |
$14.65 |
6.60 |
10,604 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
80,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
80,000 |
6,160 |
0.077 |
$6.50 |
$0.50 |
0.10 |
161 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
24,000 |
2,000 |
0.025 |
$13.00 |
$0.33 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
80,000 |
57,000 |
0.926 |
$5.00 |
$4.63 |
0.80 |
1,285 |
Beet Armyworm |
400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
8,000 |
80 |
0.001 |
$7.00 |
$0.01 |
0.00 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
20,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
80,000 |
78,400 |
0.686 |
$8.00 |
$5.49 |
2.00 |
3,213 |
Grasshoppers |
8,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
80,000 |
5,800 |
0.073 |
$10.00 |
$0.73 |
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 |
6,000 |
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 |
35,000 |
5,000 |
0.063 |
$4.00 |
$0.25 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
9.50 |
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$26.58 |
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Total Acres |
80,000 |
Spray applications |
4.104 |
At planting |
$14.21 |
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Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$8,388,700 |
Eradication |
$3.50 |
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Total Bales lost |
15,263 |
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Scouting |
$5.63 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$4,395,840 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$104.86 |
Total |
$49.91 |