Pest Management & Crop Protection
Trap Crop Cost-Benefit Worksheet
This trap crop cost-benefit worksheet helps you compare the costs of planting a trap crop with the savings it may bring in pest damage and spray costs.
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What you fill in
- Main crop and pest
- Trap crop chosen
- Area planted
- Seed and planting costs
- Labor and upkeep costs
- Pest damage change observed
- Spray savings observed
- Net result and decision
How to use this worksheet
Work down the lines and fill in what you know. Leave a line blank if you need to look something up, then come back and finish it.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA Economic Research Service.
For more in this area, see the crop planting calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Farmers’ Most Reliable Crop Is Debt, and farming farm stories.