Table 8b Alabama Central 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 |
80,000 |
20,000 |
0.250 |
$7.50 |
$1.88 |
2.000 |
3,167 |
Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Lygus |
80,000 |
10,000 |
0.125 |
$7.00 |
$0.88 |
1.000 |
1,583 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Thrips |
80,000 |
12,000 |
0.150 |
$5.50 |
$0.83 |
0.500 |
792 |
Beet Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
80,000 |
60,000 |
0.750 |
$7.00 |
$5.25 |
3.000 |
4,750 |
Grasshoppers |
30,000 |
5,000 |
0.063 |
$6.75 |
$0.42 |
0.000 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Aphids |
80,000 |
3,000 |
0.038 |
$9.50 |
$0.36 |
0.000 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
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 |
15,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cutworms |
2,000 |
8,000 |
0.100 |
$2.00 |
$0.20 |
0.000 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
6.50 |
Est. yield/acre |
740 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$9.80 |
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Total Acres |
80,000 |
Spray applications |
1.475 |
At planting |
$10.73 |
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Harvested acres |
|
|
|
Bt use fees |
$18.90 |
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|
Cost + loss |
$6,742,250 |
Eradication |
$4.50 |
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Total Bales lost |
10,292 |
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|
Scouting |
$3.30 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$2,964,000 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$84.28 |
Total |
$47.23 |