Table 23i Texas Southern Blacklands Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
81,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
42,000 |
20,000 |
0.257 |
$13.00 |
$3.35 |
0.90 |
2,188 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
116,500 |
90,000 |
1.159 |
$8.50 |
$9.85 |
5.00 |
12,135 |
Lygus |
10,000 |
2,500 |
0.021 |
$9.50 |
$0.20 |
0.04 |
104 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
21,000 |
7,000 |
0.060 |
$15.00 |
$0.90 |
0.36 |
875 |
Thrips |
100,000 |
50,000 |
0.429 |
$4.00 |
$1.72 |
0.86 |
2,083 |
Beet Armyworm |
1,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
3,000 |
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 |
4,000 |
2,500 |
0.021 |
$10.00 |
$0.21 |
0.01 |
21 |
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 |
30,000 |
4,000 |
0.034 |
$7.00 |
$0.24 |
0.13 |
313 |
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 |
7.30 |
Est. yield/acre |
500 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$16.47 |
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Total Acres |
116,510 |
Spray applications |
1.983 |
At planting |
$9.44 |
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Bt use fees |
$15.14 |
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Cost + loss |
$12,183,900 |
Eradication |
$15.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
17,719 |
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Scouting |
$4.72 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$5,103,000 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$104.57 |
Total |
$60.78 |