Table 9 Arizona Summary 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 |
78,675 |
17,555 |
0.058 |
$15.68 |
$0.91 |
0.091 |
817 |
Pink Bollworm |
102,729 |
43,683 |
0.670 |
$14.59 |
$9.77 |
0.645 |
5,777 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
113,543 |
31,571 |
0.051 |
$6.85 |
0.35 |
0.070 |
627 |
Lygus |
222,602 |
199,176 |
1.583 |
$17.05 |
$27.00 |
4.191 |
37,564 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
25,821 |
523 |
0.001 |
$17.60 |
$0.02 |
0.002 |
21 |
Spider Mites |
59,750 |
33,742 |
0.141 |
$25.74 |
$3.63 |
0.168 |
1,508 |
Thrips |
191,200 |
33,460 |
0.129 |
$12.25 |
$1.57 |
0.171 |
1,536 |
Beet Armyworm |
53,256 |
10,527 |
0.031 |
$17.31 |
$0.54 |
0.016 |
141 |
Fall Armyworm |
9,219 |
439 |
0.002 |
$17.00 |
$0.03 |
0.001 |
10 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
104,824 |
43,502 |
0.179 |
$14.19 |
$2.54 |
0.110 |
983 |
Grasshoppers |
18,237 |
325 |
0.001 |
$18.00 |
$0.02 |
0.014 |
126 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
30,132 |
5,502 |
0.006 |
$6.38 |
$0.04 |
0.016 |
140 |
Aphids |
15,887 |
3,088 |
0.016 |
$14.00 |
$0.22 |
0.023 |
204 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
46,555 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia) |
224,909 |
198,047 |
2.072 |
$28.10 |
$58.21 |
3.172 |
28,427 |
Loopers |
15,499 |
885 |
0.004 |
$12.00 |
$0.04 |
0.001 |
5 |
Yellowstriped Armyworms |
1,262 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Pale-sided Flea Beetles |
12,249 |
388 |
0.002 |
$15.00 |
$0.02 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cutworms |
1,975 |
179 |
0.001 |
$11.73 |
$0.01 |
0.001 |
5 |
Percent Lost |
8.69 |
Est. yield/acre |
1,302 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$104.93 |
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Total Acres |
239,000 |
Spray applications |
4.945 |
At planting |
$0.85 |
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Bt use fees |
$25.18 |
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Cost + loss |
$56,215,381 |
Eradication |
$0.75 |
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Total Bales lost |
77,890 |
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Scouting |
$9.64 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$22,432,436 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$235.21 |
Total |
$141.35 |
Official Arizona Cotton Losses may be seen on the Arizona WEB http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/cil/cil.html