Table 9b Arizona nonBt 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 |
29,975 |
13,871 |
0.224 |
$15.68 |
$3.51 |
0.290 |
674 |
Pink Bollworm |
54,260 |
40,143 |
2.525 |
$14.60 |
$36.87 |
2.450 |
5,697 |
Cotton Fleahopper |
23,479 |
7,946 |
0.051 |
$8.56 |
0.44 |
0.053 |
124 |
Lygus |
58,087 |
46,771 |
1.433 |
$16.77 |
$24.04 |
4.216 |
9,802 |
Cotton Leaf Perforator |
7,531 |
523 |
0.003 |
$17.60 |
$0.06 |
0.006 |
14 |
Spider Mites |
15,500 |
7,256 |
0.117 |
$26.55 |
$3.11 |
0.204 |
474 |
Thrips |
49,600 |
8,680 |
0.140 |
$12.01 |
$1.68 |
0.170 |
394 |
Beet Armyworm |
13,446 |
4,972 |
0.076 |
$17.60 |
$1.34 |
0.035 |
82 |
Fall Armyworm |
3,296 |
439 |
0.007 |
$17.00 |
$0.12 |
0.003 |
8 |
European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Stink Bugs |
23,933 |
7,763 |
0.113 |
$16.01 |
$1.80 |
0.097 |
224 |
Grasshoppers |
6,572 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.013 |
30 |
Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
11,477 |
1,962 |
0.015 |
$6.57 |
$0.10 |
0.030 |
70 |
Aphids |
4,509 |
314 |
0.006 |
$14.00 |
$0.09 |
0.022 |
50 |
Banded Winged Whitefly |
8,255 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia) |
58,280 |
49,746 |
2.006 |
$26.51 |
$53.18 |
2.820 |
6,557 |
Loopers |
7,723 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.001 |
2 |
Yellowstriped Armyworms |
628 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Pale-sided Flea Beetles |
2,427 |
138 |
0.002 |
$15.00 |
$0.03 |
0.000 |
0 |
Cutworms |
837 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
Percent Lost |
10.41 |
Est. yield/acre |
1,250 |
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Cost/ Acre |
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Foliar insecticide |
$126.35 |
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Total Acres |
62,000 |
Spray applications |
6.719 |
At planting |
$0.68 |
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Bt use fees |
$0.00 |
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Cost + loss |
$15,497,726 |
Eradication |
$0.75 |
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Total Bales lost |
24,203 |
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Scouting |
$9.75 |
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Bales lost in dollars |
$6,970,547 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$249.96 |
Total |
$137.54 |
Official Arizona Cotton Losses may be seen on the Arizona WEB http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/cil/cil.html