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Economic Aspects of Pest Control 1 )
Author(s) -
Davidson A.,
Norgaard R.B.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1973.tb02673.x
Subject(s) - economic threshold , profit maximization , maximization , profit (economics) , integrated pest management , control (management) , term (time) , pest analysis , pest control , population , business , environmental economics , economics , microeconomics , ecology , marketing , biology , sociology , physics , management , demography , quantum mechanics
The activities of economists associated with the IBP project entitled « The Principles, Strategies, and Tactics of Pest Population Regulation and Control in Major Crop Ecosystems » and their interaction with entomologists in the design and implementation of integrated control strategies are described. Profit maximization criteria and a method of considering farmers behaviour with respect to risk are developed. The term «economic threshold » is further clarified; and a simpler concept, « the damage threshold », is introduced. Regional institutions such as pest management co‐operatives and districts and the factors which affect their introduction and successful operation are considered.