Table 23b Texas Lower Coastal Bend Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
68,370 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
525,920 |
420,736 |
1.200 |
$9.95 |
$11.94 |
2.00 |
21,913 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
525,920 |
462,810 |
1.320 |
$4.65 |
$6.14 |
0.50 |
5,478 |
Lygus |
173,554 |
5,600 |
0.011 |
$8.90 |
$0.09 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
60,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
515,800 |
32,000 |
0.061 |
$9.40 |
$0.57 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
525,920 |
110,443 |
0.210 |
$5.90 |
$1.24 |
0.00 |
0 |
Beet Armyworm |
141,998 |
1,500 |
0.003 |
$11.00 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
210,368 |
100,000 |
0.190 |
$12.40 |
$2.36 |
0.01 |
131 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
373,403 |
99,925 |
0.190 |
$7.10 |
$1.35 |
0.35 |
3,890 |
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
3,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Aphids |
525,920 |
289,256 |
0.550 |
$7.19 |
$3.95 |
0.00 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
26,000 |
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 |
420,736 |
90,500 |
0.172 |
$8.80 |
$1.51 |
0.00 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
8,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cutworms |
131,480 |
29,037 |
0.055 |
$5.02 |
$0.28 |
0.00 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
2.87 |
Est. yield/acre |
673 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$29.47 |
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Total Acres |
525,920 |
Spray applications |
3.962 |
At planting |
$3.77 |
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Bt use fees |
$3.31 |
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Cost + loss |
$42,899,028 |
Eradication |
$23.14 |
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Total Bales lost |
31,413 |
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Scouting |
$4.68 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$9,046,875 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$81.57 |
Total |
$64.37 |