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Economic Aspects of Integrated Control 1)
Author(s) -
Mathys G.
Publication year - 1974
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.1365-2338.1974.tb02390.x
Subject(s) - control (management) , integrated pest management , production (economics) , risk analysis (engineering) , business , pest control , natural resource economics , environmental economics , economics , computer science , agricultural economics , agronomy , microeconomics , biology , management
Evaluation of economic returns resulting from plant protection measures are receiving increased attention. Since control measures are likely to affect not only a single production but also future crops and may entail resistance phenomena, as well as other inconveniences, the entire lifetime of a control strategy should be considered in a cost/benefit analysis. Although all the needed parameters for such an evaluation are not available, simplified computer‐based models, now in use in advanced pest management studies, turned out to beextremely useful. The possibility of assessing the impact of control measures on single crops is reviewed in the light of recent studies (H eadley , 1972, 1973, D avidson and N orgaard , 1973) and data stressing the economic advantages of pest management schemes in European orchards and U.S. cotton areas are studied. With increased prices for pesticides and application, the benefit derived from integrated control schemes becomes more evident.