Application of a Simulative Approach to Evaluating Alternative Methods for the Control of Agricultural Pests

Katherine H. Reichelderfer and Filmore E. Bender
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Katherine Smith Evans

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1979, vol. 61, issue 2, 258-267

Abstract: A microanalytic simulation model of the interrelationships among Mexican bean beetle pest populations, populations of wasps that are parasites of the pest, chemical control inputs, and soybean yield is presented. Points from output response surfaces obtained through simulations of alternative biological and chemical pest control strategies are utilized in conjunction with cost data to construct benefit-cost ratios for each intraseasonal control option studied. Comparison of ratios indicates that biological control of the pest is, by benefit-cost criteria and from both private and social perspectives, a competitive alternative to chemical control.

Date: 1979
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