Table 15 Louisiana Summary Cotton Insect Losses 2006

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

0.00

0

Bollworm/Budworm

563,400

519,580

0.959

$9.25

$8.87

1.51

25,567

Pink Bollworm

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Cotton Fleahopper

172,150

0

0.000

N/A

0.00

0.00

0

Lygus

584,058

576,551

2.431

$9.25

$22.49

2.57

43,467

Cotton Leaf Perforator

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Spider Mites

259,790

104,541

0.167

$14.76

$2.46

0.01

114

Thrips

557,140

454,476

0.508

$5.49

$2.79

0.05

905

Beet Armyworm

51,958

124

0.000

$12.50

$0.00

0.00

0

Fall Armyworm

281,700

93,900

0.150

$9.50

$1.43

0.09

1,601

European Cornborer

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Stink Bugs

392,502

270,427

0.518

$9.90

$5.13

0.33

5,630

Grasshoppers

46,950

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Saltmarsh Caterpillars

31,300

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Aphids

491,374

356,820

0.570

$10.75

$6.13

0.25

4,255

Banded Winged Whitefly

15,650

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia)

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Loopers

234,750

31,300

0.050

$11.76

$0.59

0.00

0

Southern Armyworms

0

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Slugs

44,008

0

0.000

N/A

$0.00

0.00

0

Cutworms

46,950

250,400

0.400

$1.50

$0.60

0.00

0

               

Percent Lost

4.81

 

Est. yield/acre

993

   

Cost/ Acre

           

Foliar insecticide

$50.49

Total Acres

626,000

 

Spray applications

5.754

 

At planting

$8.78

           

Bt use fees

$11.28

     

Cost + loss

$80,024,759

 

Eradication

$10.00

Total Bales lost

81,538

       

Scouting

$9.78

Bales lost in dollars

$23,483,051

 

Cost + loss/acre

$127.84

 

Total

$90.32