Table 8a Alabama North 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 |
0.000 |
0 |
Bollworm/Budworm |
270,000 |
165,000 |
0.672 |
$5.40 |
$3.63 |
2.800 |
20,475 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Lygus |
270,000 |
210,000 |
1.478 |
$6.30 |
$9.31 |
1.500 |
10,969 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
190,000 |
95,000 |
0.422 |
$12.00 |
$5.07 |
0.704 |
5,146 |
Thrips |
270,000 |
140,000 |
0.622 |
$4.00 |
$2.49 |
1.500 |
10,969 |
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
170,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.315 |
2,302 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
200,000 |
20,000 |
0.074 |
$6.30 |
$0.47 |
0.074 |
542 |
Grasshoppers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Aphids |
200,000 |
10,000 |
0.037 |
$10.50 |
$0.39 |
0.074 |
542 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia) |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Loopers |
40,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Other Insects |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cutworms |
60,000 |
50,000 |
0.185 |
$2.00 |
$0.37 |
0.000 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
6.97 |
Est. yield/acre |
805 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$21.72 |
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Total Acres |
270,000 |
Spray applications |
3.491 |
At planting |
$12.41 |
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Bt use fees |
$10.56 |
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Cost + loss |
$29,110,350 |
Eradication |
$4.00 |
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Total Bales lost |
50,944 |
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Scouting |
$4.79 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$14,671,800 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$107.82 |
Total |
$53.48 |