Table 24 Virginia Cotton Insect Losses – 2005
Pest |
acres infested |
acres treated |
# insect appls |
Cost of 1 applic |
cost/ acre |
%red |
Bales lost |
Boll Weevil |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
93,000 |
26,040 |
0.380 |
$8.00 |
$3.04 |
0.00 |
0 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Lygus |
10,000 |
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 |
18,600 |
1,000 |
0.011 |
$10.00 |
$0.11 |
0.00 |
0 |
Thrips |
93,000 |
93,000 |
1.000 |
$6.50 |
$6.50 |
3.66 |
6,684 |
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
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 |
90,000 |
41,850 |
0.450 |
$8.00 |
$3.60 |
1.91 |
3,495 |
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 |
74,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
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 |
5.58 |
Est. yield/acre |
940 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$13.25 |
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Total Acres |
93,000 |
Spray applications |
1.841 |
At planting |
$12.00 |
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|
Bt use fees |
$19.80 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$7,568,108 |
Eradication |
$4.35 |
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Total Bales lost |
10,179 |
|
|
Scouting |
$0.46 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$2,931,638 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$81.38 |
Total |
$49.85 |