TABLE 2. SCOPE OF IPM IN 1986 



Crops 



Percent 

 of Acres 

 Planted 



Acres 

 In IPM 

 (1,000)1 



Acres 



per 

 Scout 



Number 



of 

 Scouts^ 



Grower Costs | 



Dollar/ 

 Acre 



Dollars 

 (Million) 



Cotton 



85 



8,069 



2,400 



3,362 



4.50 



36.3 



Corn 



50 



38,951 



3,000 



12,984 



4.00 



155.8 



Peanuts 



75 



1,149 



1,000 



1,149 



12.00 



13.8 



Tobacco 



85 



923 



150 



6,153 



20.00 



18.5 



Sugarbeets 



20 



318 



2,000 



159 



5.00 



1.6 



Sugarcane 



15 



110 



2,000 



55 



2.00 



.2 



Soybeans 



50 



27,238 



2,000 



13,619 



4.50 



122.6 



Potatoes 



60 



779 



700 



1,123 



8.00 



6.2 



Vegetables 



30 



1,014 



400 



2,535 



25.00 



25.4 



Fruits and Nuts 



85 



2,489 



300 



8,297 



30.00 



74.7 



Rice 



5 



140 



1,200 



117 



3.50 



.5 



Wheat 



5 



3,754 



3,000 



1,251 



2.00 



7.5 



Grain Sorghum 



60 



10,962 



3,000 



3,654 



2.00 



21.9 



Alfalfa 



50 



13,529 



1,500 



9,019 



6.00 



81.2 



TOTALS 





109,425 





63,477 





566.2 



Based on USDA Agricultural Statistics, 1976. 



^Variable increase in scouting efficiency, introduction of other monitoring methods 

 for each crop over 1980 level. 



3 

 Increase in grower fees due to inflation and increase in number of pests monitored, 



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