Table 21 South Carolina 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 |
265,000 |
265,000 |
1.000 |
$10.50 |
$10.50 |
1.00 |
5,521 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
10,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
265,000 |
13,250 |
0.050 |
$10.00 |
$0.50 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
26,250 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
265,000 |
265,000 |
1.000 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
265,000 |
265,000 |
2.000 |
$10.50 |
$21.00 |
7.00 |
38,646 |
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
26,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
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 |
2,650 |
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 |
8.00 |
Est. yield/acre |
840 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$47.00 |
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Total Acres |
265,000 |
Spray applications |
4.050 |
At planting |
$15.00 |
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Bt use fees |
$15.73 |
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Cost + loss |
$36,843,625 |
Eradication |
$5.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
44,167 |
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|
Scouting |
$8.31 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$12,720,000 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$139.03 |
Total |
$91.03 |