Table 23e Texas Far West Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
105,400 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
270,000 |
55,000 |
0.217 |
$10.27 |
$2.22 |
2.72 |
22,434 |
Pink Bollworm |
68,581 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.10 |
814 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
435,000 |
14,000 |
0.031 |
$5.00 |
$0.15 |
0.23 |
1,886 |
Lygus |
5,000 |
1,500 |
0.003 |
$13.50 |
$0.04 |
0.00 |
18 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
315,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Beet Armyworm |
80,000 |
13,000 |
0.028 |
$14.00 |
$0.40 |
0.18 |
1,445 |
Fall Armyworm |
120,000 |
16,000 |
0.035 |
$16.63 |
$0.58 |
0.45 |
3,685 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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 |
52,500 |
20,200 |
0.044 |
$9.01 |
$0.40 |
0.03 |
275 |
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 |
3.70 |
Est. yield/acre |
742 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$3.80 |
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Total Acres |
457,000 |
Spray applications |
0.358 |
At planting |
$0.27 |
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Bt use fees |
$4.91 |
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Cost + loss |
$15,766,555 |
Eradication |
$6.02 |
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Total Bales lost |
30,556 |
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Scouting |
$0.24 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$8,800,133 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$34.50 |
Total |
$15.24 |