Spatial economics of biological control: Investing in new releases of insects for earlier limitation of Paterson's curse in Australia

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-424

  Nordblom, Tom L ^a,c   Smyth, M J ^b   Swirepik, A ^b   Sheppard, A W ^b   Briese, D T ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefit cost; Biocontrol agent; Classical biological control; Echium spp.; Investment; Mogulones larvatus; Simulation; Spatial; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INSECT; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA;

COLEOPTERA; ECHIUM; MOGULONES LARVATUS;

EID: 0036865009     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(02)00069-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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