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Arizona Bt Upland Cotton Insect Losses Summary

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Foliar
     
Total Acres
Acres Infested
Acres Treated
Insecticide Applications
Control Costs
% of Total Control Costs
Yield Loss
% of Total Insect-Related Yield Loss
Lint Price*
Statewide Economic Loss
Statewide Economic Loss
At Planting Insecticides
Bt License Fees
Boll Weevil
Eradication
Monitoring
Year Pest    
(%)
(%)
(No. /A)
($/A)
 
(%)
 
($/lb)
(for yield;$)
(for control;$)
($/A)
($/A)
($/A)
1999
Aphids
  269,000
30
1
0.006 $0.09 0.26 0.000 0.00 0.439 $245 $15,737  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Beet armyworm
  269,000
40
0
0.003 $0.05 0.14 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $8,743  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Boll Weevil
  269,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Boll/budworms
  269,000
35
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Cabbage looper
  269,000
10
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Cotton fleahopper
  269,000
70
1
0.005 $0.04 0.12 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $6,994  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Cotton Leafperforator
  269,000
10
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Cutworms
  269,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Fall armyworm
  269,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Grasshopper
  269,000
5
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Lygus bugs
  269,000
100
54
1.112 $22.47 65.15 3.800 90.54 0.439 $4,526,312 $3,928,880  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Pink bollworm
  269,000
85
3
0.033 $0.40 1.16 0.179 4.26 0.439 $212,723 $69,940  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Saltmarsh Caterpillars
  269,000
10
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.439 $0 $0  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Spider Mite
  269,000
30
0
0.003 $0.05 0.14 0.003 0.07 0.439 $3,680 $8,743  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Stink bug
  269,000
5
2
0.008 $0.11 0.32 0.000 0.00 0.439 $245 $19,234  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Thrips
5 269,000
100
2
0.020 $0.18 0.52 0.034 0.81 0.439 $40,484 $31,473  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
Whitefly
4 269,000
95
40
0.400 $11.10 32.18 0.181 4.31 0.439 $214,931 $1,940,835  $3.25 $31.00 $1.78
1999
All Pests
  269,000  
 
     1.590 $34.49     4.197     0.439 $4,998,620 $6,030,577      
2000
Aphids
  278,000
15
1
0.006 $0.14 0.29 0.008 0.19 0.397 $9,687 $24,970  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Beet armyworm
  278,000
50
5
0.025 $0.16 0.33 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $28,537  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Boll Weevil
  278,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Boll/budworms
  278,000
30
2
0.020 $0.33 0.69 0.150 3.60 0.397 $192,325 $58,858  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Cabbage looper
  278,000
3
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Cotton fleahopper
  278,000
70
4
0.018 $0.14 0.29 0.140 3.36 0.397 $179,409 $24,970  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Cotton Leafperforator
  278,000
10
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Cutworms
  278,000 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Fall armyworm
  278,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Grasshopper
  278,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Lygus bugs
  278,000
100
58
1.090 $22.63 47.29 3.140 75.37 0.397 $4,024,288 $4,036,251  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Pink bollworm
  278,000
90
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Saltmarsh Caterpillars
  278,000
5
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.397 $0 $0  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Spider Mite
  278,000
25
5
0.050 $0.75 1.57 0.025 0.60 0.397 $32,088 $133,769  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Stink bug
  278,000
6
2
0.013 $0.26 0.54 0.006 0.14 0.397 $7,669 $46,373  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Thrips
5 278,000
100
8
0.080 $1.01 2.11 0.100 2.40 0.397 $128,149 $180,142  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
Whitefly
4 278,000
99
55
0.757 $22.43 46.88 0.597 14.33 0.397 $764,455 $4,000,579  $1.87 $30.11 $1.78
2000
All Pests
  278,000
 
 
     2.059 $47.85 100.00 4.166 100.00   $5,338,069 $8,534,451      
2001
Aphids
  290,000
  2
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Beet armyworm 
  290,000
 15
3
0.015 $0.09 0.16 0.001 0.02 0.284 $995 $17,744  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Boll Weevil
  290,000
  0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Boll/budworms
  290,000
  25
0
0.002 $0.03 0.05 0.007 0.12 0.284 $6,536 $5,915  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Cabbage looper 
  290,000
 2
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Cotton fleahopper 
  290,000
 35
1
0.005 $0.03 0.05 0.008 0.14 0.284 $6,962 $5,915  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Cotton Leafperforator 
  290,000
 15
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Cutworms
  290,000
  0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Fall armyworm
  290,000
  0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Grasshopper
  290,000
  0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Lygus bugs
  290,000
  99
75
1.395 $21.59 39.01 4.455 75.86 0.284 $3,987,997 $4,256,647  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Pink bollworm
  290,000
  99
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Saltmarsh Caterpillars 
  290,000
 3
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.284 $0 $0  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Spider Mite
  290,000
15
1
0.010 $0.18 0.33 0.011 0.19 0.284 $9,804 $35,488  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Stink bug
  290,000
10
2
0.015 $0.21 0.38 0.001 0.02 0.284 $710 $41,403  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Thrips
5 290,000
100
4
0.040 $0.47 0.85 0.004 0.07 0.284 $3,268 $92,664  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
Whitefly
4 290,000
99
65
1.086 $32.74 59.16 1.386 23.60 0.284 $1,240,717 $6,454,962  $0.23 $31.90 $1.78
2001
All Pests
  290,000
 
 
    2.568 $55.34 100.00 5.873 100.00   $5,256,990 $10,910,739      
   2002
Aphids
  213,000
15
1
0.010 $0.15 0.29 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $19,170  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Boll Weevil
  213,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Boll/budworms
  213,000
35
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.011 0.32 0.463 $10,962 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Cabbage looper
  213,000
30
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Cotton fleahopper
  213,000
90
2
0.010 $0.08 0.16 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $10,224  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Cotton Leafperforator
  213,000
10
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Cutworms
  213,000
1
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
European Cornborer
  213,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Fall armyworm
  213,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Grasshopper
  213,000
50
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Lygus bugs
  213,000
99
65
1.040 $16.64 32.54 2.871 82.22 0.463 $3,004,612 $2,126,592  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Pink bollworm
  213,000
95
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Saltmarsh Caterpillars
  213,000
30
10
0.100 $1.68 3.29 0.030 0.86 0.463 $31,410 $214,704  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Southern Armyworms
  213,000
0
0
0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.463 $0 $0  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Spider Mite
  213,000
30
5
0.045 $0.74 1.45 0.030 0.86 0.463 $31,410 $94,572  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Stink bug
  213,000
40
1
0.003 $0.03 0.06 0.040 1.15 0.463 $41,950 $3,834  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Thrips
5 213,000
10
5
0.025 $0.25 0.49 0.005 0.14 0.463 $5,270 $31,950  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Whitefly
4 213,000
99
85
1.105 $31.57 61.74 0.495 14.18 0.463 $517,949 $4,034,646  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
Yellowstriped Armyworms
  213,000
10
3
0.012 $0.14 0.27 0.010 0.29 0.463 $10,540 $17,892  $0.20 $31.90 $1.78
2002
All Pests
  213,000
 
 
    2.362 $51.42 100.00 3.522 100.00   $3,685,514 $6,571,476      
2003
Boll Weevil
  213,000 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Boll/budworms
  213,000 50 1 0.013 $0.13 0.17 0.069 1.32 0.664 $115,228 $20,474 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Pink bollworm
  213,000 90 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.030 0.57 0.664 $49,621 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Cotton fleahopper
  213,000 75 11 0.062 $0.65 0.85 0.137 2.61 0.664 $228,458 $102,369 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Lygus bugs
  213,000  98 86 1.983 $34.51 44.87 3.647 69.59 0.664 $6,105,104 $5,435,011 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Cotton Leafperforator
  213,000 27 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.0 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Spider Mite
  213,000 26 10 0.092 $1.66 2.16 0.034 0.65 0.664 $57,614 $261,435 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Thrips
5 213,000 82 16 0.129 $1.18 1.53 0.138 2.63 0.664 $231,456 $185,839 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Beet armyworm
  213,000 48 5 0.032 $0.36 0.47 0.049 0.93 0.664 $81,592 $56,697 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Fall armyworm
  213,000 9 1 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
European Cornborer
  213,000 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Stink bug
  213,000 53 13 0.102 $1.33 1.73 0.143 2.73 0.664 $239,448 $209,463 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Grasshopper
  213,000 2 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Saltmarsh Caterpillars
  213,000 15 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Aphids
  213,000 6 0 0.004 $0.05 0.07 0.000 0.00 0.664 $666 $7,875 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Banded Winged Whitefly
  213,000 38 1 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemesia)
  213,000 98 84 1.341 $36.92 48.00 0.994 18.97 0.664 $1,663,151 $5,814,564 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Cabbage looper
  213,000 31 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Yellowstriped Armyworms
  213,000 1 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $0 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Striped Flea Beetle
  213,000 95 2 0.008 $0.10 0.13 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $15,749 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
Darkling Beetles
  213,000 2 0 0.003 $0.02 0.03 0.000 0.00 0.664 $0 $3,150 $1.34 $31.81 $1.78
2003
All Pests
  213,000
 
 
  3.768 $76.91 100.00 5.241 100.00   $8,772,340 $12,112,626      
2004
Boll Weevil
  238,000 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.444 $0 $0 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Boll/budworms
  238,000 53 3 0.030 $0.37 0.77 0.106 2.33 0.444 $167,719 $70,448 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Pink bollworm
  238,000 40 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.040 0.88 0.444 $62,320 $0 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Cotton fleahopper
  238,000 75 13 0.111 $1.17 2.45 0.189 4.16 0.444 $297,586 $222,768 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Lygus bugs
  238,000 91 71 0.852 $12.72 26.64 2.138 47.02 0.444 $3,368,601 $2,421,888 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Cotton Leafperforator
  238,000 25 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.444 $0 $0 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Spider Mite
  238,000 31 0 0.077 $1.45 3.04 0.125 2.75 0.444 $196,369 $276,080 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Thrips
5 238,000 93 13 0.075 $0.60 1.26 0.093 2.05 0.444 $145,970 $114,240 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Beet armyworm
  238,000 44 5 0.019 $0.22 0.46 0.024 0.53 0.444 $37,852 $41,888 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Fall armyworm
  238,000 21 1 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.001 0.02 0.444 $1,673 $0 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
European Cornborer
  238,000 0 0 0.000 $0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.444 $0 $0 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Stink bug
  238,000 56 13 0.068 $0.96 2.01 0.154 3.39 0.444 $243,214 $182,784 $0.31 $31.68 $1.63
2004
Grasshopper
  238,000 34 4 0.021 $0.31</