Table 8c Alabama South 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 |
280,000 |
140,000 |
0.500 |
$9.00 |
$4.50 |
2.000 |
12,250 |
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 |
260,000 |
30,000 |
0.107 |
$6.75 |
$0.72 |
0.464 |
2,844 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
Spider Mites |
30,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Thrips |
280,000 |
10,000 |
0.036 |
$5.50 |
$0.20 |
0.000 |
0 |
Beet Armyworm |
5,000 |
1,000 |
0.004 |
$15.00 |
$0.05 |
0.000 |
0 |
Fall Armyworm |
50,000 |
5,000 |
0.018 |
$15.00 |
$0.27 |
0.000 |
0 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
280,000 |
252,000 |
2.250 |
$7.00 |
$15.75 |
5.000 |
30,625 |
Grasshoppers |
5,000 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Aphids |
280,000 |
5,000 |
0.018 |
$10.00 |
$0.18 |
0.000 |
0 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
4,000 |
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 |
30,000 |
5,000 |
0.018 |
$14.00 |
$0.25 |
0.000 |
0 |
Southern Armyworms |
168,000 |
10,000 |
0.036 |
$8.00 |
$0.29 |
0.000 |
0 |
Leaf Footed Bug |
112,000 |
20,000 |
0.071 |
$7.00 |
$0.50 |
0.200 |
1,225 |
Cutworms |
5,000 |
8,000 |
0.029 |
$4.00 |
$0.11 |
0.000 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
7.66 |
Est. yield/acre |
760 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$22.82 |
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Total Acres |
280,000 |
Spray applications |
3.086 |
At planting |
$10.68 |
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Bt use fees |
$20.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$30,884,300 |
Eradication |
$4.50 |
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Total Bales lost |
46,944 |
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Scouting |
$4.02 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$13,519,800 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$110.30 |
Total |
$62.02 |