Cotton insect losses

Michael R. WilliamsMississippi State University

Total USInsect losses for 2014 – 2.38%

Insect Management Costs - $34.07Cost + Loss - $59.18

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Southeastern StatesInsect losses for 2014 – 2.64%

Insect Management Costs - $56.60Cost + Loss - $79.71

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Top 3 Southeastern StatesVirginia losses– 3.4%

South Carolina losses – 3.3% North Carolina losses– 2.7%

predominant loss to Stink Bugs and Thrips

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MidSouth StatesInsect losses for 2014 – 10.04%

Insect Management Costs - $108.19Cost + Loss - $245.68

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Top 3 MidSouth StatesMissouri losses – 21.2%Louisiana losses – 13.3%Mississippi losses – 8.6%

Predominant loss to Lygus, bollworms, stink bugs, spider mites

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Central StatesInsect losses for 2014 – 0.462%

Insect Management Costs - $27.87Cost + Loss - $30.34

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Central StatesOklahoma losses – 1.9%Texas losses – 0.41%Kansas losses – 0.35%

Predominant loss to Cotton Fleahoppers, Thrips

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Western StatesInsect losses for 2014 – 3.24%

Insect Management Costs - $80.60Cost + Loss - $135.91

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Western StatesArizona losses – 6.37%

California losses – 1.37%New Mexico losses – 1.36%

Predominant loss to Lygus, Stink Bugs

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Cotton pests by rank 2014

PEST % Reduction Acres Infested Bales Lost

Lygus 0.829% 4,707, 681 333,329

Thrips 0.417% 7,808,224 150,740

Stink Bugs 0.411% 6,133,571 131, 926

Bollworm/Budworms 0.319% 3,825,075 140,041

Cotton Fleahoppers 0.134% 4,081,371 37,836

Spider Mites 0.118% 2,388,213 39,169

Fall Armyworms 0.042% 767,229 15,563

Clouded Plant Bugs 0.036% 755,990 11,897

0.42%

4.0.2%

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Losses to Lygus – 0.829%% US acres infested – 43.1%

.95%

4.0%

5.0% 4.9%

9.0%

3.8%

3.8%

0.522%

0.44%

0.2%

0.15%

0.03%

Losses to Thrips – 0.417%% US Acres infested – 71%

0.009%

0.23% 0

0.08%

0.6%

3.0%

2.5%

0.4% 1.1%0.48%

0.4%

0 2.0%

3.0%

M R WilliamsNumber 3 pest in US

0.2% 1.0%

1.0%

Losses to stink bugs – 0.411%% US Acres infested – 56.1%

0.15%

0.05%

0.05%

3.0%

0.34%0

.43%

0.15%

002%

1.4%

.075%

M R WilliamsNumber 3 in US

1.0%

.30%

.24%

.66% brown

0.5%

1.35%

1.9%0.40%

NI

0.012%0.648%

0.091%

2.5%

1.07

0.02%

0.15%

0.17%

0.7%

NI

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Losses to Heliothines – 0.319%% US acres infested – 35.01%

0.006%

NI

0%

5.0%

0.975%

0.8%

Losses to fleahoppers – 0.134%% US Acres infested – 37.34%

0.128%

0.005%

M R WilliamsNo five pest in US

NI

NI

NI

2.0%

0.0%

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

.002%0.85%

0.00%

Losses to spider mites – 0.118%% US Acres infested – 21.84%

Bales lost – 39,169

M R WilliamsNo. 6 pest in US

Boll weevil infested states 2014US acres infested – 47,440

No lost balesEradication cost - $3.25

47,440 acres

Alabama – Dr. Tim Reed

Arizona – Dr. Peter Ellsworth

Arkansas – Dr. Gus Lorenz

California – Dr. Peter Goodell

Florida – Dr. Mike Donahoe

Georgia – Dr. Phillip Roberts

Kansas – Dr. Stuart Duncan

Louisiana – Dr. David Kerns

Mississippi – Dr. Angus Catchot

Missouri – Dr. Moneen Jones

New Mexico – Dr. Jane Pierce

North Calolina – Dr. Dominic Reisig

Oklahoma – Dr. Jerry Goodson

South Carolina – Dr. Jeremy Green

Tennessee – Dr. Scott Stewart

Texas – Dr. Charles Allen

Virginia – Dr. Ames Herbert

Dr. Don Parker

A complete listing of Cotton Insect Losses for years 1979 – 2014 may be

seen at

http://www.entomology.msstate.edu/resources/tips/cotton-losses/data/

Cotton insect losses data are archived at the above site each year