Table 20 Oklahoma Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
1,200 |
1,200 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.01 |
48 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
238,100 |
91,587 |
0.565 |
$10.00 |
$5.65 |
3.33 |
16,022 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
242,982 |
200,000 |
1.646 |
$6.00 |
$9.88 |
6.00 |
28,854 |
Lygus |
15,000 |
5,000 |
0.021 |
$6.00 |
$0.12 |
0.06 |
297 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
185,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
2,500 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$12.00 |
$0.05 |
0.01 |
25 |
Thrips |
242,982 |
156,500 |
0.773 |
$6.00 |
$4.64 |
3.00 |
14,427 |
Beet Armyworm |
56,000 |
18,000 |
0.074 |
$14.00 |
$1.04 |
0.29 |
1,385 |
Fall Armyworm |
27,000 |
2,500 |
0.010 |
$14.00 |
$0.14 |
0.06 |
267 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
125,000 |
2,500 |
0.010 |
$9.50 |
$0.10 |
0.26 |
1,237 |
Grasshoppers |
86,000 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$6.75 |
$0.03 |
0.18 |
851 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.021 |
$7.50 |
$0.15 |
0.10 |
495 |
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 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
13.29 |
Est. yield/acre |
800 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$21.80 |
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Total Acres |
242,982 |
Spray applications |
3.129 |
At planting |
$4.39 |
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Bt use fees |
$6.34 |
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Cost + loss |
$30,513,557 |
Eradication |
$14.73 |
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Total Bales lost |
63,908 |
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Scouting |
$2.57 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$18,405,460 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$125.58 |
Total |
$49.83 |