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Factors in Pest Control Decision‐making: Sugar‐beet Yellows Virus Control in England 1
Author(s) -
MUMFORD J.D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - French
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1980.tb02654.x
Subject(s) - pest analysis , humanities , sugar beet , agricultural science , political science , biology , agronomy , philosophy , horticulture
The production objectives of farmers determine the decision rules by which they choose pest control and crop protection strategies. This paper discusses how these decision rules are applied to the pest problems and solutions perceived by the farmer, using the problem of beet yellows virus control on sugar beet in England as an illustration. It is shown how the value of pest forecasting is dependent on the sensitivity of the decision rules derived from a farmer's production goals and pest perceptions. This brings out the importance of incorporating these factors into sound pest management programmes. Other decision factors are also mentioned and their importance noted. Les objectifs que s'est assignes I'exploitant determinent les decisions qui seront prises dans le choix de la strategie de lutte antiparasitaire. Le present article montre de quelle fagon ces regles sont appliquees dans le cas de la lutte contre la jaunisse de la betterave. I1 est demontre a quel point la valeur des previsions depend de la reaction de L'exploitant, qui doit tenir compte du but qui est recherche par sa production et de I'idee qu'il se fait du virus. Ces facteurs doivent donc être consideres dans le cadre d'un systeme de management, qui se refere a I'ensemble des elements intervenant dans le processus de decision.