Table 23f Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
186,628 |
186,628 |
3.000 |
$8.75 |
$26.25 |
2.94 |
10,288 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
186,628 |
55,988 |
0.240 |
$10.25 |
$2.46 |
0.30 |
1,050 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
186,628 |
74,651 |
0.400 |
$7.25 |
$2.90 |
0.20 |
700 |
Lygus |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
18,663 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
74,651 |
10,000 |
0.054 |
$11.75 |
$0.63 |
0.04 |
140 |
Thrips |
186,628 |
10,000 |
0.064 |
$7.25 |
$0.47 |
0.10 |
350 |
Beet Armyworm |
186,628 |
10,000 |
0.053583 |
$13.75 |
$0.736760 |
0.30 |
1,050 |
Fall Armyworm |
5,000 |
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 |
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 |
186,628 |
55,988 |
0.300 |
$6.75 |
$2.02 |
0.05 |
175 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia) |
186,625 |
10,000 |
0.054 |
$12.75 |
$0.68 |
0.01 |
35 |
Loopers |
186,628 |
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 |
3.94 |
Est. yield/acre |
414 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$36.15 |
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Total Acres |
186,628 |
Spray applications |
4.165 |
At planting |
$1.05 |
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Bt use fees |
$14.40 |
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Cost + loss |
$17,659,972 |
Eradication |
$16.80 |
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Total Bales lost |
13,787 |
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Scouting |
$4.95 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$3,970,697 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$94.63 |
Total |
$73.35 |