Table 16c Mississippi Hills Bt Cotton Insect Losses 2006
| |
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 |
217,242 |
80,750 |
0.297 |
$8.50 |
$2.53 |
0.40 |
3,168 |
| Pink Bollworm |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cotton Fleahopper |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Lygus |
244,397 |
176,509 |
0.910 |
$9.00 |
$8.19 |
0.54 |
4,277 |
| Cotton Leaf Perforator |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Spider Mites |
81,466 |
18,000 |
0.066 |
$12.25 |
$0.81 |
0.24 |
1,901 |
| Thrips |
271,552 |
82,000 |
0.302 |
$5.50 |
$1.66 |
0.10 |
792 |
| Beet Armyworm |
1,900 |
440 |
0.002 |
$9.50 |
$0.02 |
0.00 |
1 |
| Fall Armyworm |
32,550 |
16,500 |
0.061 |
$10.80 |
$0.66 |
0.08 |
665 |
| European Cornborer |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Stink Bugs |
162,931 |
25,000 |
0.092 |
$7.25 |
$0.67 |
0.24 |
1,901 |
| Grasshoppers |
44,500 |
18,750 |
0.069 |
$2.60 |
$0.18 |
0.00 |
13 |
| Saltmarsh Caterpillars |
850 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Aphids |
217,241 |
108,621 |
0.400 |
$9.75 |
$3.90 |
0.16 |
1,267 |
| Banded Winged Whitefly |
0 |
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 |
13,500 |
800 |
0.003 |
$10.50 |
$0.03 |
0.00 |
4 |
| Southern Armyworms |
12,500 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Clouded Plant Bugs |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
N/A |
$0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Cutworms |
108,500 |
162,931 |
0.600 |
$3.50 |
$2.10 |
0.00 |
3 |
| Percent Lost |
1.77 |
Est. yield/acre |
660 |
Cost/
|
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| Foliar insecticide |
$20.74 |
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| Total Acres |
271,552 |
Spray applications |
2.802 |
At planting |
$9.02 |
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| Bt use fees |
$20.00 |
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| Cost + loss |
$22,130,283 |
Eradication |
$12.00 |
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| Total Bales lost |
13,992 |
Scouting |
$4.90 |
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| Bales lost in dollars |
$4,029,722 |
Cost + loss/acre |
$81.50 |
Total |
$66.66 |