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Economic Risk Efficiency of Boll Weevil Eradication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

Philip I. Szmedra ,
Ronald W. McClendon  and
Michael E. Wetzstein
Philip I. Szmedra
Affiliation:
on leave to the U.S. Peace Corps
Ronald W. McClendon
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens
Michael E. Wetzstein
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the economic risk efficiency of implementing a boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis [Boheman]) eradication (BWE) program in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) producing regions of the Mississippi Delta. Alternative producer pest management practices and program cost sharing were incorporated into a biophysical cotton simulation model. Participation in a BWE program along with strict adherence to Cooperative Extension Service pest management guidelines proved to be the risk efficient practice.

Keywords

cotton integrated pest managementboll weevil eradicationbiophysical simulationrisk efficiencyAnthonomus grandis

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 237 - 245
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1991

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