Table 23h Texas Northern Blacklands Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
58,000 |
58,000 |
5.800 |
$4.50 |
$26.10 |
7.73 |
6,825 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
6,000 |
2,000 |
0.033 |
$9.50 |
$0.32 |
0.10 |
88 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
60,000 |
51,000 |
0.850 |
$5.00 |
$4.25 |
1.80 |
1,589 |
Lygus |
13,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
10,000 |
5,000 |
0.083 |
$15.00 |
$1.25 |
0.08 |
74 |
Thrips |
59,000 |
59,000 |
0.983 |
$5.00 |
$4.92 |
0.49 |
434 |
Beet Armyworm |
11,000 |
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 |
48,000 |
1,000 |
0.017 |
$6.00 |
$0.10 |
0.08 |
71 |
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 |
25,000 |
10,000 |
0.167 |
$6.00 |
$1.00 |
0.04 |
37 |
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 |
10.33 |
Est. yield/acre |
600 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$37.93 |
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Total Acres |
60,000 |
Spray applications |
7.933 |
At planting |
$6.77 |
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Bt use fees |
$17.50 |
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Cost + loss |
$7,437,473 |
Eradication |
$13.25 |
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Total Bales lost |
9,116 |
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Scouting |
$4.75 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$2,625,473 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$123.96 |
Total |
$80.20 |